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What is the term to describe the small section of DNA which controls the production of insulin?

The term for the small section of DNA that controls the production of insulin is called a "promoter region." This region helps regulate the expression of the insulin gene by determining when and how much insulin is produced by pancreatic cells.


What is a small section of a chromosome that controls the production of proteins called?

A small section of a chromosome that controls the production of proteins is called a gene. Genes contain the instructions for making specific proteins through a process called gene expression, which involves transcription and translation of the genetic information.


What controls the sugar metabolism?

A hormone called insulin regulates your sugar levels.


What hormone controls the supply of sugar from the blood to the muscles?

There are two hormones that control the supply of sugar from the blood to the muscles. They are insulin and glucagon.


What is exogenous insulin?

In patients with diabetes, whose endogenous production of insulin is completely or near to nothing, insulin is administered to them subcutaneously. The insulin is usually bovine insulin or pork insulin. Recently, human insulins have been manufactured by rDNA technology. These preparations are called exogenous insulins.


What is it it called when the government controls most production of goods?

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What is the medical term meaning Excessive secretion of insulin?

There is a tumor that causes excessive insulin production called an insulinoma. Due to the increased insulin production it causes hypoglycemia. The medical term I found is Hyperinsulinism.


What disease cause insulin to be produced?

Production of insulin is by the beta cells in the pancreas. This is a normal process of the body and is not considered a disease. When it does not supply an appropriate amount then it is a disease called diabetes.


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What is it called when a government dictates all aspects of production?

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Insulin production is the responsibility of which gland?

Insulin is responsible for the pancreas when the pancreas breaks down the person becomes diabetic like me there are 3 types of type one is where you have to take tablets type two is where you have to take insulin tablets and all sugary junk foods are cut from your diet type one you just have to have a balanced and are allowed junk food sometimes type two are not allowed sweets or fizzy drinks or junk food like


Insulin is secreted in starvation and results in the production and mobilization of glucose from peripheral tissues?

No, another hormone called glucagon does that (although both insulin and glucagon are secreted by the pancreas). Insulin has the opposite effect - when there is excess sugar in the blood it causes glucose to move into body cells and to also be stored as glycogen in the liver and muscle.