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Amine Hormones

Made of amino acids or chains of amino acids.


Travel through blood plasma as they are water soluble.


They bind to receptor proteins on the cell membrane as they cannot enter the phospholipid bilayer.

Steroid Hormones

Made of lipids.


They travel through cell membrane as they are soluble.


They bind receptor proteins on the nucleus, mitochondria & other organelles.

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