Which One of the Following Statements Concerning Steroid Hormones Is

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements concerning steroid hormones is correct?

• A) Steroid hormones attach to a receptor on the surface of a cell,which eventually induces enzyme phosphorylation within the cell.
• B) Steroid hormones are hydrophobic when free and bind to intracellular receptors in the nucleus.
• C) Steroid hormones,because of their structure,are not bound to carrier proteins as they circulate in the blood.
• D) Steroid hormones have a very short half-life (usually <30 minutes)in the circulation.

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