Assertion: endocrine system's hormone | /r/CapableOf | bind to cell
Facets:
value: to the nuclear membrane receptors
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to initiate their effects
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The hormones travel in the bloodstream to the cells where they act, and bind to the cells to initiate their effects.
text: Steroid hormones bind, once inside the cell, to the nuclear membrane receptors, producing an activated hormone-receptor complex.