What hormone enters the cell and reacts with a receptor inside the cell to change messenger ribonucleic acid and affect the cell's function?
A) Estrogen
B) Insulin
C) Calcitonin
D) Thyroid-stimulating hormone
A
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Estrogen enters the cell and reacts with a receptor site inside of the cell to make changes and produce an action. This does not happen quickly, and it may take months to years to produce the changes. Estrogen, calcitonin, and thyroid-stimulating hormone react with specific receptor sites on the cell membrane to stimulate change and action within the cell.
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