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Inadequate protein intake leads to kwashiorkor. The subsequent oedema is most closely related to inadequate synthesis of which protein? |
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Gamma globulin |
b) |
Glucagon |
c) |
Insulin |
d) |
Albumin |
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Inadequate protein intake leads to kwashiorkor. The subsequent oedema is most closely related to inadequate synthesis of which protein? |
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a) |
Gamma globulin |
b) |
Glucagon |
c) |
Insulin |
d) |
Albumin |
(d)
Kwashiorkor, a disease of protein malnutrition, causes low levels of blood proteins (serum albumins), which cause poor return of tissues through capillaries. It leads t the swelling of tissues through increase of its tissue fluid which results into oedema.