Steroid Hormones

Question

Steroid hormones
A) cause protein synthesis in the cell
B) can cause the formation of cAMP
C) require a second messenger to function
D) both b and c above

Accepted Answer

Steroid hormones directly enter the cell and bind to specific receptors in the cytoplasm or nucleus, which then activate gene expression and promote protein synthesis. They do not require a second messenger such as cAMP to function.