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Question
Put a tick mark (✓) against the correct alternative in the following statement:
Which one of the following hormones stimulates the breakdown of glycogen in the liver into glucose:
Options
Insulin
Adrenaline
Glucagon
Thyroxine
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Solution
Glucagon
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