An elderly person becomes confused, and takes an overdose of a medication designed to block both cholesterol uptake from the GI tract and cholesterol synthesis by all cells
After 24 hr, the individual is severely hypocholesterolemic (i.e., has very low levels of circulating cholesterol).
This individual would experience a transient lower level of which type of hormone?
A. catecholamines
B. protein hormones
C. steroid hormones
D. iodothyronines
E. peptide hormones
ANS: C
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