Multiple choice

Which one of the following pairs of hormones are the examples of those that can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it?

  1. Insulin and glucagon

  2. Thyroxin and insulin

  3. Somatostatin and oxytocin

  4. Cortisol and testosterone
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Explanation

Steroid hormones such as cortisol, testosterone, estradiol and progesterone mostly regulate gene expression and chromosome function by the interaction of hormone receptor complex with the genome. So, these can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it.

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