Which statement does NOT correctly describe hormones that can directly enter a cell?
A)Steroid hormones can enter directly into cells because of their hydrophobic makeup.
B)Water-soluble hormones can enter directly into cells because of their nonpolar makeup.
C)Steroid hormones dissolve poorly in the plasma and are transported to target cells via special protein carriers.
D)Once these hormones enter a cell,they bind to a cytoplasmic receptor and travel as a complex to the nucleus,or they may bind to the receptor after entering the nucleus.

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Water-soluble hormones cannot enter directly into cells because they are polar and cannot pass through the cell membrane. They bind to receptors on the cell surface and activate intracellular signaling pathways.

Which Statement Does NOT Correctly Describe Hormones That Can Directly