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Similarity between the secretion of thyr...

Similarity between the secretion of thyroid and adrenal is that both the secretions

A

Are proteins

B

Are steroid

C

Increase glucose metabolism

D

Control mineral metabolism

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C
Thyroid influences to increases basal metabolic rate by rise of blood sugar level (gluconeogenesis and lipolysis). In adrenal gland zona fasiculata of adrenal cortex secrete glucocorticoid i.e. cortisol that also helps to raise blood glucose level
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