You are given two syringes each containing an unknown hormone. One syringe conta

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You are given two syringes each containing an unknown hormone. One syringe contains a steroid hormone and the other a peptide hormone. You can inject the hormones into lab rats and measure a response. Which hormone is steroid? a) the hormone that increases aggressive behavior b) the hormone that has the most rapid, but short duration response c) their is no way to tell using this approach d) the hormone that acts the slowest, but the effects last for the longest time e) the hormone that has the most rapid and long-lasting effects

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the hormone that has the most rapid and long lasting effects

steroid hormones are rapid and longer-lasting because they have receptors in the cytosol in the nucleus. They alter gene expression directly.

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