Select the Incorrect Statement About Hormones That Can Enter Directly

question 36

Multiple Choice

Select the incorrect statement about hormones that can enter directly into cells.

• A)Steroid hormones and thyroxine can enter directly into cells because of their lipophilic makeup.
• B)Water-soluble hormones can enter directly into cells because of their nonpolar status.
• C)Steroid hormones do not dissolve in the plasma and are thus transported with special protein carriers,which transport them to their target cells.
• D)Once entry into the cell is achieved,some of these hormones bind with specific receptor proteins in the cytoplasm and then can move as a hormone-receptor complex to the nucleus.

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