Peptide Hormones

question 40

Multiple Choice

Peptide hormones

• A)are able to pass through the membrane and bind to a receptor in the cytoplasm.
• B)bind to a receptor in the plasma membrane.
• C)act much more slowly than steroid hormones.
• D)initiate gene expression.
• E)are composed of a complex of 4 carbon rings.

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