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प्रश्न
Hormone thyroxine, adrenaline, and nonadrenaline are formed from _____________.
विकल्प
Glycine
Arginine
Ornithine
Tyrosine
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उत्तर
Hormone thyroxine, adrenaline, and nonadrenaline are formed from Tyrosine.
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| 4 | (11) ______ | Vasopressin | Increases reabsorption of water from kidney tubule | (12) ______ | (13) ______ |
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