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Why is it that steroid hormones use receptors inside of target cells, whereas protein, peptide, and amino acid hormones do not?

Why is it that steroid hormones use receptors inside of target cells, whereas protein, peptide, and amino acid hormones do not?
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Why is it that steroid hormones use receptors inside of target cells, whereas protein, peptide, and amino acid hormones do not?

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Steroids can cross the cell membrane because they are lipids and the membrane is lipid
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