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Themember4

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Insulin increases the entry of tryptophan into the brain by ____.
 
  a. weakening the blood-brain barrier
 b. converting tryptophan into a compound that more easily enters the brain
 c. increasing metabolic activity only in those areas of the brain that use tryptophan
  d. causing certain competing amino acids to enter other cells, outside the brain

Question 2

Androgen insensitivity syndrome leads to a genetic male with a female external appearance of the genitals.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

True


Themember4

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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