Please provide an example of a polypeptide hormone. What is the number of amino acids in the hormone? What is the location of the hormone's release? Where does the hormone work? What is the outcome of the hormonal message?

Please provide an example of a polypeptide hormone. What is the number of amino acids in the hormone? What is the location of the hormone's release? Where does the hormone work? What is the outcome of the hormonal message?

Biochemistry

9th Edition

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Author:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Publisher:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Chapter1: Biochemistry: An Evolving Science

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