Answer:
While water soluble hormones can travel freely in the blood, lipid soluble hormones require a carrier protein because they are not soluble in the aqueous plasma
Explanation:
The water-soluble hormones such as insulin are dissolved in the blood and are carried along with the blood to their target cells.
However, lipid-soluble hormones such as steroid hormones (cortisol) and thyroxine are hydrophobic in nature. These hormones are not dissolved in water-based blood plasma. So, these lipid-soluble hormones are carried through the carrier proteins.
