NEET2012ZoologyChemical Coordination and IntegrationActual
What is correct to say about the hormone action in humans?
Options
- AGlucagon is secreted by -cells of islets of Langerhans and stimulates glycogenolysis
- BSecretion of thymosine is stimulated with ageing
- CIn females, FSH first binds with specific receptors on ovarian cell membrane
- DFSH stimulates the secretion of oestrogen and progesterone
Correct answer
C. In females, FSH first binds with specific receptors on ovarian cell membrane
Step-by-step solution
FSH hormone is one of the gonadotropins secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary. It is a proteinaceous hormone, so binds with extra cellular or membrane bound receptors.