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Types of Hormones Video
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Video at a Glance
- This video discusses the two types of hormones.
- One type is lipid-soluble hormones. They’re typically cholesterol derived, and steroids are the major class of lipid-soluble hormones. They usually require a protein carrier.
- The second type is amino-acid derived hormones, which mostly include peptides. They can’t pass through the phospholipid bilayer membrane, so they bind with protein receptors and transport via the secondary messenger system.
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