However, it is a known DNA mutagen, and this in turn could lead to carcinogenic effects. Acrolein has also been been linked with heart disease as a contributor, and is one of the most abundant chemicals in cigarette smoke.
1 Steroid hormones pass through the cell membrane of the target cell. 2  The steroid hormone binds with a specific receptor in the cytoplasm. 3  The receptor bound steroid hormone travels into the nucleus and binds to another specific receptor on the chromatin.teroid hormones cause changes within a cell by first passing through the cell membrane of the target cell. Steroid hormones, unlike non-steroid hormones, can do this because they are fat-soluble.
Firstly, steroid hormones (For example cortisol) or a fat-soluble hormone PASSES THROUGH THE PLASMA MEMBRANE to cause changes in its target cell. Once it's through the membrane and it's nuclear envelope, this is where the protein comes in. It binds to a receptor protein which is inside the nucleus.