Steroid Hormones

question 180

Multiple Choice

Steroid hormones

• A)are proteins.
• B)cannot diffuse through cell membranes.
• C)bind to receptors in the nucleus of their target cells.
• D)act on target cells by turning on genes.
• E)are transported in the blood dissolved in the plasma.

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