Insulin: a. is secreted as a pro-insulin b. increases protein synthesis c. is required for glucose uptake in all tissues d. is a steroid hormone

Insulin:
a. is secreted as a pro-insulin
b. increases protein synthesis
c. is required for glucose uptake in all tissues
d. is a steroid hormone
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is secreted as a pro-insulin
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