Helping to Maintain a Person's Set Point, the Body's Fat

question 182

Multiple Choice

Helping to maintain a person's set point, the body's fat cells produce a hormone called __________ in amounts proportional to the total amount of fat.

• A) leptin
• B) dopamine
• C) thoracin
• D) human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

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