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sammy

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on: Sep 23, 2013
The reason that the steroid hormone aldosterone affects only a small number of cells in the body is that
A) only its target cells get exposed to aldosterone.
B) only its target cells contain aldosterone receptors.
C) it is unable to enter nontarget cells.
D) nontarget cells destroy aldosterone before it can produce any effect.
E) nontarget cells convert aldosterone to a hormone to which they do respond.


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Reply #1 on: Sep 25, 2013
For sure it has to be B Mark as solved once you're done!


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Reply #2 on: Sep 27, 2013
Beauty! You were right on this one again :D


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