How do estrogens deliver a message to a target cell?

Question

How do estrogens deliver a message to a target cell?

Answer 1

Well, Estrogen is released from an ovary and travels through blood to the target cell.

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Answer 2

Oestrogen is a steroid hormone and all steroid hormones deliver their message in the same way. They are lipid soluble and so can enter the cell easily, and they have receptors intracellularly inside the nucleus or on the nuclear membrane. They bind with receptors to form a complex that changes gene expression, and eventually protein synthesis. This leads to the observed effects of the hormone.