Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 34, Problem 8SQ
_______ lowers blood sugar levels; ________ raises it.
- a. Glucagon; insulin
- b. Insulin; glucagon
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