Which one of the following pairs of hormones are the examples of those that can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it (mostly in the nucleus)?(a) Insulin, glucagon (b) Thyroxine, insulin (c) Somatostatin, oxytocin (d) Cortisol, testosterone

Which one of the following pairs of hormones are
the examples of those that can easily pass through
the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a
receptor inside it (mostly in the nucleus)?
(a) Insulin, glucagon (b) Thyroxine, insulin
(c) Somatostatin, oxytocin
(d) Cortisol, testosterone
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(d) Cortisol, testosterone
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