Adrenaline is inactive orally because it is:
A. Not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract
B. Destroyed by gastric acid
C. Completely metabolized in the intestinal mucosa
and liver before reaching systemic circulation
D. Taken up by adrenergic nerve endings of the
intestinal wall, liver and lungs

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Answer :

C. Completely metabolized in the intestinal mucosa
and liver before reaching systemic circulation

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