MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Mechanism of Action of Lipophilic Hormones

Steroid hormo...

Question

Steroid hormones can:

A

enter into target cells and bind with specific receptor and activate specific genes to form proteins.

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

B

catalyse the formation of cAMP.

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

C

bind to the cell membrane.

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

D

act fast but not long lasting.

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is A
enter into target cells and bind with specific receptor and activate specific genes to form proteins.

Steroid hormones are fat soluble and can enter into target cells.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Q. Assertion :Hormones interacting with cell surface receptors do not enter the target but they generate secondary messengers. Reason: Glucocorticoids bind to the intracellular receptors and regulate the gene expression.

Q. Read the given paragraph and select the option that correctly fills the blanks in it.
Hormones produce their effect on target tissue by binding to specific _________A called hormone receptors located in the target tissues only. Water soluble hormones usually need _________B receptor that generate _________C messengers for regulating cellular metabolism. __________D soluble hormones can pass through cell membrane and bind to _________E receptors, mostly nuclear receptors. The hormone receptors complex enter the nucleus and mostly regulate gene expression or chromosome function by interaction of hormone-receptor complex with the genome.

Q. Which one of the following pairs of hormones can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it?

Q. Which of these can pass easily through cell membrane of target cells and bind to internal receptors?

Q. Hormones bind to specific receptors.

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

What are Hormones?

BIOLOGY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Mechanism of Action of Lipophilic Hormones

Standard XII Biology

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon