Your patient has advanced stage cancer and her liver is starting to fail. One consequence is markedly reduced plasma proteins. In what way might this affect her endocrine system?
A. A reduction in the rate of hydrophobic hormones like steroid and thyroid hormones reaching their target tissues
B. No change to endocrine system function
C. A reduction in the synthesis of steroid hormones by the liver
D. A reduction in the rate of peptide-type hormones reaching their target tissues
E. Transport of all hormones in the blood is compromised
Answer: A
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