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Assertion: Insulin used in diabetes was ...

Assertion: Insulin used in diabetes was earlier extracted from pancreas of slaughtered cattle and pigs
Reason: Insulin from an animla source caused some patients to develop allergy or other types of reactions to the foreign protein

A

develop allergy

B

decreased immunity

C

Cancer

D

lower metabolism

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D
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