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What type of hormone usually travels in the blood plasma bound to a protein?

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Answer: Hydrophobic hormones

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Hydrophobic hormones are able to diffuse through the membrane and interact with the intracellular receptor.

These hormones travels in the blood plasma which is bound to the plasma protein.

Example: Steroidal hormones are highly hydrophobic in nature.Steroids are sex hormones related to the maturity of the body.

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