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What do steroid and peptide hormones typically have incommon?(A) their solubility in cell membranes(B) their requirement for travel through the bloodstream(C) the location of their receptors(D) their reliance on signal transduction in the cell

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What do steroid and peptide hormones typically have incommon?(A) their solubility in cell membranes(B) their requirement for travel through the bloodstream(C) the location of their receptors(D) their reliance on signal transduction in the cell

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Both steroid and peptide hormones typically have in common their requirement for travel through the bloodstream (B). Hormones, regardless of their type, need to be transported to their target cells to exert their effects, and this is typically achieved through the bloodstream.

However, they differ in other aspects. Steroid hormones are lipid-soluble and can easily cross cell membranes (A), while peptide hormones are not. The location of their receptors also differs (C); steroid hormones typically have intracellular receptors, while peptide hormones have receptors on the cell surface. Lastly, while both types of hormones can initiate signal transduction in the cell, the mechanisms by which they do so are different (D).

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