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Describe the role of insulin in human body.

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Write the name of the largest endocrine found in humans and describe four important diseases due to its disorder.

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Stirred-tank bioreactors have been designed for:
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The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is:
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Fight-or-flight reaction cause activation of:
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Match the following hormones with the respective disease:
  Column – I   Column – II
(a) Insulin (i) Addison’s disease
(b) Thyroxin (ii) Diabetes insipidus
(c) Corticoids (iii) Acromegaly
(d) Growth Hormone (iv) Goitre
    (v) Diabetes mellitus

Select the correct option
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The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by:
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Give the role of:

Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA)

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The main function of mammalian corpus luteum is to produce:
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Identify the hormone with its correct matching of source and function.
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The number of amino acids in B chain of insulin
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A temporary endocrine gland in the human body is
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Insulin stimulates the conversion of glucose to
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A chemical signal that has both endocrine and neural roles is:
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Give the role of:

Tissue growth factor-Beta (TGF-β) in gene therapy.

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A diabetic individual becomes unconscious after self-administering insulin. What should be done immediately to revive the individual?
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Which of the following hormones that controls blood pressure is secreted by human heart?
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Which of the following hormones is produced under the condition of stress which stimulates glycogenolysis in the liver of human being?
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Which of the following glucose transporters are insulin-dependent?
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Name a peptide hormone which acts mainly on hepatocytes and adipocytes and enhances cellular glucose uptake and utilisation.