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Hawke

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When blood glucose level rises, the pancreas secretes insulin, and as a result blood glucose level declines.  When blood glucose level is low, the pancreas secretes glucagon, and as a result blood glucose level rises.  Such regulation of blood glucose level is the result of
A) catalytic feedback.
B) positive feedback.
C) negative feedback.
D) bioinformatic regulation.
E) both A and B
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Reply #1 on: May 24, 2019
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