NEETZoologyChemical Coordination and Integration
Which hormone action is shown in the figure?
Options
- AProtein hormone
- BSteroid Hormone
- CFat hormone
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
A. Protein hormone
Step-by-step solution
Protein hormones that interact with membrane-bound receptors normally do not enter the target cell, but generate second messengers. Hormones which interact with membrane-bound receptors normally do not enter the target cell, but generate second messengers (e.g., cyclic AMP, IP3 , Ca++ etc) which in turn regulate cellular metabolism.Hormones which interact with intracellular receptors (e.g., steroid hormones, iodothyronines, etc.) mostly regulate gene expression or chromosome function by the interaction of hormone-r