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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The comparison and contrast between the mechanism of glucagon and aldosterone by which they cause their specific responses.

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Glucagon and Aldosterone are the hormones that help in regulating the metabolism of our body. Hormones are chemical messengers that are synthesized in the endocrine glands of a multicellular organism and transported by the circulatory system to different target organs of the body.

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