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Why target cell respond to the hormone while others are uneffected?
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∙ 13y ago
Hormones are chemical messengers. In order to have an effect on a cell then it is necessary for the cell to have the correct receptor proteins. The hormone can bind to these receptor proteins and therefore will affect the cell.
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∙ 13y ago
Target cells respond to hormones because they have specific receptors for the hormone on their cell membrane or inside the cell. These receptors enable the hormone to bind and initiate a cellular response. Other cells that do not have the specific receptors for that hormone are unaffected because they cannot bind to the hormone or activate the necessary signaling pathways.
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Only target cells respond to hormones because they have a receptor for the hormone. They are the key that fits the lock.
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growth hormone
What hormones has more target cells in the body than any of the others Antidiuretic hormone corticotropin-releasing hormone growth hormone or oxytocin?
oxytocin
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growth hormone GH
What hormones has more target cells in the body than any of the others Antidiuretic hormone corticotropin releasing hormone growth hormone or oxytocin?
growth hormone
What hormones has more target cells in the body than any of the others Antidiuretic hormone corticotropin-releasing hormone growth hormone or oxytocin?
oxytocin
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What is found in or on a hormone's target cell?
Hormone receptor
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