Tag: Hormone Mechanisms
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Understanding Target Cells, Hormone Mechanisms, and Hormonal Interactions What is meant by the term target cells?
A target cell has a receptor that hormones bind and act on. A target cell has receptors specific to the hormone (Patton & Thibodeau, 2018). How are steroid hormones able to pass through the cell’s plasma membrane easily? Lipids such as cholesterol and phospholipids make up the steroid hormones. These lipids are fat-soluble and easily…