NEET 2024 · Class 11

Chemical Coordination and Integration

Which of the following is not a steroid hormone?

  1. (A)Cortisol
  2. (B)Testosterone
  3. (C)Progesterone
  4. (D)Glucagon

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

- (i) **peptide, polypeptide, protein hormones** (e.g., insulin, glucagon, pituitary hormones, hypothalamic hormones, etc.)

Chapter
Chemical Coordination and Integration
Section
19.4 MECHANISM OF HORMONE ACTION
Page
9
Words matched
21 of 21

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=0.8903, combined=0.9342). Verified: high — The span explicitly classifies glucagon as a peptide/polypeptide/protein hormone, which directly distinguishes it from steroid hormones like cortisol, testosterone, and progesterone listed in the same paragraph.

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