What are hormone receptors?

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Hormones produce their effects on target tissues by binding to specific proteins called hormone receptors located in the target tissues only . Hormone receptors present on the cell membrane of the target cells are called membrane-bound receptors and the receptors present inside the target cell are called intracellular receptors, mostly nuclear receptors (present in the nucleus). Binding of a hormone to its receptor leads to the formation of a hormone-receptor complex (Figure 19.5 a, b). Each receptor is specific to