Human Biology Custom Edition
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781337631532
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 6SQ
_________lowers blood sugar levels; ____________ raises the level of blood sugar.
- a. Glucagon; insulin
- b. Insulin; glucagon
- c. Gastrin; insulin
- d. Gastrin; glucagon
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