Which of the following statements correctly compares water-soluble hormones with lipid-soluble hormones?

a) Both types of hormone are carried in the blood attached to a carrier protein.
b) Both types of hormone almost always stimulate increases in mRNA transcription.
c) Only water-soluble hormones use second messengers.
d) Only water-soluble hormones require a receptor.
e) Lipid-soluble hormones are not found in the bloodstream.


c

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