secondary messengers

Do Steroid Hormones Use Second Messengers?

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Do Steroid Hormones Use Second Messengers? The binding of a steroid hormone forms a hormone-receptor complex that affects gene expression in the nucleus of the target cell. The binding of a non-steroid hormone activates a second messenger that affects processes within the target cell. How do steroid hormones act as messengers? The steroid hormones pass

What Is The Role Of Second Messenger In Hormone Action?

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What Is The Role Of Second Messenger In Hormone Action? Binding of hormone to receptor initiates a series of events which leads to generation of so-called second messengers within the cell (the hormone is the first messenger). The second messengers then trigger a series of molecular interactions that alter the physiologic state of the cell.