True or False question 1 Lipophilic hormones may be temporar

True or False question

1. Lipophilic hormones may be temporarily stored in adipose tissue, thereby affecting free levels of the hormone in the blood.

Solution

Hormones are the chemicals secreted by endocrine system in blood and lipophilic hormones means lipid soluble e.g. Steroid hormone. Lipophilic hormones bind to nuclear receptor resulting in replication duplication that\'s why these hormones have a very long lasting effect. Adipose tissues are mainly concern with the maintenance of homoeostasis, main role to store energy in the form of lipid.

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lipophilic hormones stored in adipose tissue.