Metabolic syndrome is a clustering of various conditions including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat, high serum triglycerides, and low high-density lipoproteins. Scientists studying metabolic syndrome cultured fibroblast cells from a metabolic syndrome patient and
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Insulin, in addition to regulating blood glucose, also promotes satiety. Ghrelin, on the other hand, is a peptide hormone that promotes hunger. Which statement BEST predicts the effect of ghrelin release on the insulin receptor?
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It increases insulin receptor expression.
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It decreases insulin receptor expression.
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It increases insulin receptor phosphorylation.
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It decreases insulin receptor phosphorylation.
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