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Garrulous

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To protect itself from excessive muscle loss, the body decreases its need for glucose by using _____ as an energy source.
 a. ketones
  b. amino acids
  c. cortisol
  d. amylose

Question 2

Why hasn't the hormone originally thought to be a potent satiety signal in mice been a miracle cure for obesity in people?
 a. The hormone may protect against starvation rather than obesity.
  b. Few humans actually have a deficiency of this hormone.
  c. This hormone is a hormone for mice but not people.
  d. Most humans have defective hormone receptors.


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patma1981

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b


Garrulous

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Reply #2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Aug 20, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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