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Question
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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