Anatomy & Physiology
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Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 24, Problem 17RQ
Amino acids are needed to ________.
- build new proteins
- seive as fat stores
- supply energy for the cell
- create red blood cells
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