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Assertion : Adrenocorticotropin - releasing hormone excites the anterior pituitary to produce adrenocorticootropin hormone (ACTH)
Reason : ACTH stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete its glucacorticoid and mineralocorticoid hormones.

A

Point out if, both are true with reason being correct explanation

B

both are true but reason is not correct explanation

C

assertion is true but reason is wrong

D

both are wrong

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B
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