Which of the following is not a characteristic of a nonsteroid hormone?

a. Attaches to a receptor on the cell membrane
b. Causes protein synthesis to occur
c. Can use cAMP as a second messenger
d. All of the above are characteristics of a nonsteroid hormone


b. Causes protein synthesis to occur

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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