BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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ISBN: 9781260670929
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 25, Problem 2WIO
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The events from the time an endocrine gland releases a steroid hormone to the time the hormone exerts its effect on a target cell.

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The endocrine system is referred to as one of the most important communication networks in the body of an individual. Majority of the steroid hormones are synthesized from cholesterol. Steroid hormones can easily cross the cell membrane without the involvement of secondary messenger.

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