Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134711751
Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25, Problem 8SQ
Your roommate has just been diagnosed as hyperglycemic, which means having an unusually high blood glucose level. Which of the following could be characteristic of this disorder?
- a. Too much insulin is produced after a high-sugar snack.
- b. The hormone glucagon is underactive.
- c. The receptors on cells do not respond to insulin.
- d. any of the above
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