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Chemically hormones are...

Chemically hormones are

A

biogenic amines only

B

proteins, steroids and biogenic amines

C

proteins only

D

steroids only

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Chemically hormones are of different nautre like protein hormones (hypothalmic hormones), steroids (sex hormones) and biogenic amines (like thyroxine hormone)
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