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Card 6

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Which organ is a main store for glycogen?

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Card 7

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What type of protein is stimulated when glucagon binds to a receptor?

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Card 8

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What term is used to describe the conversion of glycogen to glucose?

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Card 9

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What term is used to describe the conversion of amino acids and fats to glucose?

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Card 10

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Insulin and glucagon have opposite effects on blood glucose concentration and can be described as what?

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Card 11

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Why do hepatocytes have specialised receptors for both insulin and glucagon?

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Card 12

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State which molecules in this topic are first messengers and second messengers

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Card 13

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Explain why negative feedback is used to regulate the glucose concentration.

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Card 14

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5. Why does the concentration of glucose in the blood fluctuate?

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