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Question
Name the following:
The emergency hormone.
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Solution
Adrenaline
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| Column A | Column B | ||
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| (b) | Adrenal virilism | (ii) | Hyperglycemia |
| (c) | Addison's disease | (iii) | Mental retardation |
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