Hormone Classification and Mechanisms · Physiology

Which of the following hormones is synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and stored in secretory granules until needed?

  1. Cortisol
  2. Thyroxine
  3. Glucagon
  4. Estradiol
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Correct answer: Glucagon

Glucagon is a peptide hormone, which is synthesized as a preprohormone in the rough ER. Unlike steroid hormones, peptide hormones are stored in vesicles and released via exocytosis upon stimulation.

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