Steroid Hormones Are Thought to Function Primarily

question 95

Multiple Choice

Steroid hormones are thought to function primarily

• A) by regulating transcription at the chromosomes.
• B) by allosteric activation of protein kinases.
• C) via the adenylate cyclase mechanism.
• D) through chemical modification of ribosomes.
• E) by binding to a receptor-enzyme complex in the nuclear membrane.

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