Episode 134: Hormones and the Endocrine System
The Science of Everything Podcast
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Steroid Hormones Are Lipid Soluble
Steroid hormones are lipid soluble. That means that they can move through the plasma membrane. Many steroid hormones are responsible for changes in gene expression because of their easily ability to get into the nucleus. peptide hormones are made of, unsurprisingly, peptides. A single peptide is a building block of polypeptides which make up proteins.
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