Which one of the following is not a secondary messenger in hormone action?
- cAMP
- cGMP
- Calcium
- Sodium
Answer
(4) Sodium
Solution
As per NCERT, hormones that bind to membrane-bound receptors generate second messengers such as cyclic AMP, IP3, Ca2+, etc., which regulate cellular metabolism; cGMP also acts as a second messenger.
Sodium ions do not act as a second messenger.
Answer: (4)