Class 11 NEET Biology Chemical Coordination and Integration

(c) : Hormone action involves their reception by target cells. Specific proteins called hormone receptors that are located in target tissues only bind with these hormones. Hormone receptor may be of two types: membrane bound receptor and intracellular receptors. Steroid hormones etc., bind with intracellular receptors while some hormones e.g., pituitary hormones like FSH etc., bind with membrane bound receptors.