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When a hormone binds to a receptor, does it change? Is there a change in the receptor as a consequence of the hormone binding? What are the hormone's and receptor's binding forces?

Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781285866932

Author:Lauralee Sherwood

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Chapter4: Principles Of Neural And Hormonal Communication

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6RE: Each steroidogenic organ has all the enzymes necessary to produce any steroid hormone. (True or...

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