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Chemical Coordination and Integration question

2016 · Q14
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Chemical Coordination and Integration question

2016 · Q14

NEETBiologyChemical Coordination and IntegrationMCQ+4 / −1
Name a peptide hormone which acts mainly on hepatocytes, adipocytes and enhances cellular glucose uptake and utilisation.
  1. A
    Insulin
  2. B
    Glucagon
  3. C
    Secretin
  4. D
    Gastrin
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Correct answer: A

Insulin is a peptide hormone, secreted by the β\beta β cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, that promotes the uptake of glucose by body cells, particularly in the liver (hepatocytes) and muscles (adipocytes) and thereby controls its concentration in the blood.

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