Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
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ISBN: 9780078024283
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Theresa Bidle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 5CAL
The hormone insulin is a __________ composed of repeating units of amino acids and cannot be administered orally because the enzymes of the gastrointestinal tract will break the peptide bond through the process of hydrolysis, releasing individual amino acids.
- a.
nucleic acid - b. glycogen
- c. protein
- d. steroid
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