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प्रश्न
Insulin is injected into the body of a highly diabetic patient and not given orally. Explain.
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उत्तर
Insulin is a protein hormone and if it is given orally it would be acted upon by the protein digesting enzymes in the alimentary tract. So it is injected into the body of highly diabetic patient and is able to travel in the blood stream to bring about the required specific effect.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define the following:
Diabetes mellitus
Choose the correct answer:
Which one of the following is a hormone deficiency disease?
Insulin is secreted by ______.
Answer the following question.
What is the feedback mechanism of harmonic regulation? Take the example of insulin to explain this phenomenon.
Name the Following: Which hormone is secreted by the pancreas
Give the Technical Term: Name the hormones secreted by the pancreas.
Which gland secretes digestive enzymes and hormones?
Which hormones maintain glucose homeostasis in blood?
Name the following:
The condition caused by the oversecretion of insulin.
