The specificity of hormone action derives from

A) target cell receptors that are unique for all steroid hormones.
B) target cell receptors that are unique for all nonsteroid hormones.
C) target cell receptors that bind only certain neurotransmitters.
D) target cell receptors that are unique for each hormone.


D

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