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Assertion: Glucagon is a hyperglycemic h...

Assertion: Glucagon is a hyperglycemic hormone while insulin is a hypoglycermic hormone.
Reson Glucagon enhances cellular glucose uptake and utilisation while insulin reduces the cellular glucose and uptake and utilisation

A

If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
C
Glucagon is a hyperglycemic hormone while insulin is a hypoglycermic hormone.
..Insulin enhances cellular glucose uptake and utilisation while glucagon reduces the cellular glucose uptake and utilisation.
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