Being lipid soluble, steroids can do all the following EXCEPT ________.
A) diffuse through the plasma membranes of target cells
B) catalyze a reaction that produces cyclic AMP (cAMP)
C) enter the nucleus
D) bind to receptor proteins within the nucleus
E) activate genes to transcribe mRNA for protein synthesis

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Steroids do not catalyze a reaction that produces cyclic AMP (cAMP); instead, they bind to receptor proteins within the nucleus to activate genes to transcribe mRNA for protein synthesis.

Being Lipid Soluble, Steroids Can Do All the Following EXCEPT