The Hormone That Stimulates Glycogen to Be Broken Down to Glucose

question 11

Multiple Choice

The hormone that stimulates glycogen to be broken down to glucose is

• A) insulin.
• B) calcitonin.
• C) aldosterone.
• D) glucagon.
• E) melatonin.

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