A Hormone May Be

question 46

Multiple Choice

A hormone may be

• A)inactivated by its target cell.
• B)activated by its target cell.
• C)inactivated by nontarget cells.
• D)excreted before it has a chance to act on a target cell.
• E)All of the choices could be correct.

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