Why does epinephrine cause a liver cell to hydrolyze without ever entering the cell?
Sunday, January 10th, 2010 at
3:13 am
Adil H asked:
The Hormone epinephrine can cause a liver cell to hydrolyze its stored glycogen ad release sugar without the hormone ever entering the cell. Explain why this occurs.
Thank you for any responses! I greatly appreciate the help!
Tagged with: Glycogen • Hormone Epinephrine • Liver Cancer Treatment • Liver Cell
Filed under: Biology
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Epinephrine binds to a receptor in the cell membrane. This causes the release of cAMP, called a “Second messenger” inside the cell. This second messenger begins an enzyme cascade that causes the hydrolysis of epinephrine.