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Assertion: Androgens stimulate muscular growth.
Reason: Androgens produce anabolic effects on protein and carbohydrate metablism.

A

(a) Both, Assertion and Reason, are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

B

(b) Both, Assertion and Reason, are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

(c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false

D

(d) If Assertion is false but Reason is true

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A
Androgens produce anabolic (synthetic) effects on protein and carbohydrate metabolism. This anabloic effect casue greatly increased depositon of protein everywhere in the body. But especially in the muscles. Androgens, therefore, stimulate muscular growth.
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