Hydrophobic messengers include which of the following?
A)retinoids
B)cAMP
C)pertussis toxin
D)calcium ions
E)ryanodine

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Retinoids are hydrophobic messengers because they are derived from lipids and are insoluble in water. The other choices are not hydrophobic messengers.

Note: cAMP is a hydrophilic messenger, pertussis toxin is a bacterial toxin that affects signaling pathways, calcium ions are an important intracellular messenger but are not hydrophobic, and ryanodine is a plant alkaloid toxin that targets calcium channels.

Hydrophobic Messengers Include Which of the Following