Select the incorrect statement about hormones that can enter directly into cells.
A)Steroid hormones and thyroxine can enter directly into cells because of their lipophilic makeup.
B)Water-soluble hormones can enter directly into cells because of their nonpolar status.
C)Steroid hormones do not dissolve in the plasma and are thus transported with special protein carriers,which transport them to their target cells.
D)Once entry into the cell is achieved,some of these hormones bind with specific receptor proteins in the cytoplasm and then can move as a hormone-receptor complex to the nucleus.

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Water-soluble hormones cannot enter directly into cells because they are polar and unable to pass through the plasma membrane. Instead, they bind to receptors on the cell surface and activate signaling cascades within the cell.

Select the Incorrect Statement About Hormones That Can Enter Directly