KROK 1 2015 – Question 19 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Prior to glucose utilization in cells it is transported inside cells from extracellular space through plasmatic membrane. This process is stimulated by the following hormone:
- A. Insulin
- B. Adrenalin
- C. Thyroxin
- D. Glucagon
- E. Aldosterone
Hint
Consider which hormones lower blood glucose by promoting its entry into cells and which instead mobilise glucose stores or act on other targets.
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