How does steroid hormone influence the cellular activities?

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Binding to DNA and forming a gene-hormone complex

Activating cyclic AMP located on the cell membrane

Changing the permeability of the cell membrane

Using aquaporin channels 'as second messenger'

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Steroid hormones are lipid soluble.

They diffuse through the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane and bind to intracellular receptors (cytoplasmic or nuclear receptors).

The hormone-receptor complex then binds to DNA and influences gene expression.

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