Essential Amino Acids Are Amino Acids That Cannot Be Synthesized

question 12

True/False

Essential amino acids are amino acids that cannot be synthesized by an organism and so must be provided as nutrients.

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Definitions:

Erection

Condition of erectile tissue when filled with blood; tissue becomes hard and unyielding; especially refers to this state of the penis.

Castrated

The process or state of removing the testicles of a male animal or man.

Testosterone

A primary male sex hormone crucial for the development of male reproductive tissues and secondary sexual characteristics.

GnRH

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone, a peptide hormone secreted by the hypothalamus that stimulates the anterior pituitary to release gonadotropins, which in turn regulate reproduction.