Which statement regarding the half-life of hormones is false?
A) Steroid hormones and thyroid hormones have their half-lives extended by binding to plasma proteins.
B) Steroid hormones and thyroid hormones have unstable levels within the body.
C) Protein hormones have short half-lives.
D) Epinephrine and protein hormones are quickly degraded, recycled or excreted from the body.

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Steroid hormones and thyroid hormone have their half-lives extended by binding to plasma proteins. Their levels tend to be more constant. Protein hormones and epinephrine have relatively short half-lives because they are quickly degraded, recycled, or excreted.

Which Statement Regarding the Half-Life of Hormones Is False