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Chapter 11: Cell Communication - Biology E-Portfolio

messengers that are either hydrophobic enough (steroids, thyroid hormones) or small enough (nitric acid) to cross the hydrophobic interior of the membrane. [1] The steroid hormone testosterone passes through the plasma membrane. [2] Testosterone binds to a receptor protein in the cytoplasm, activating it.

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