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A sample of urine was diagnosed to contain high content of glucose and ketone bodies. Based on this observation, answer the following: Name the cells on which this hormone acts. - Biology

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A sample of urine was diagnosed to contain high content of glucose and ketone bodies. Based on this observation, answer the following:

Name the cells on which this hormone acts.

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Solution

Hepatocytes and adipocytes cells are the main cells on which insulin act. Insulin allows muscles, liver and fat cells to take up this glucose.

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Chapter 22: Chemical Coordination and Integration - Exercises [Page 128]

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NCERT Exemplar Biology [English] Class 11
Chapter 22 Chemical Coordination and Integration
Exercises | Q 2. b. | Page 128

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