Why Hasn’t the Hormone Originally Thought to Be a Potent

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Multiple Choice

Why hasn’t the hormone originally thought to be a potent satiety signal in mice been a miracle cure for obesity in people?

• A)The hormone may protect against starvation rather than obesity.
• B)Few humans actually have a deficiency of this hormone.
• C)This hormone is a hormone for mice but not people.
• D)Most humans have defective hormone receptors.

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