BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS & INVEST (LL)
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Chapter 28, Problem 5MCQ
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Glucocorticoids are released from adrenal cortex during stress, and increase hearth rate, blood glucose, respiration and muscle tension in response. It is also known as glucocorticoids, as it plays a major role in balancing the blood glucose by converting fat into glucose by gluconeogenesis.
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BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS & INVEST (LL)
Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 1MCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 4MCCh. 28.1 - Prob. 5MCCh. 28.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 28.2 - Describe the locations of the receptors that bind...Ch. 28.2 - Prob. 3MCCh. 28.2 - Prob. 4MCCh. 28.3 - Prob. 1MC
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