Match the following classes of hormones with the correct description.

Peptide hormone:
Steroid hormone:


Ans:

Peptide hormone: bind to plasma membrane receptors functioning as a first messenger.
Steroid hormone: diffuse through the plasma membrane before binding to a receptor in the nucleus or cytoplasm.

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