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Father of Endocrinology is

a)

Huxley

b)

Thomas Addison

c)

Abel

d)

Kimball and Murlin



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Father of Endocrinology is

a)

Huxley

b)

Thomas Addison

c)

Abel

d)

Kimball and Murlin

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Answer Key / Explanation : (b) -

(b)

(i) Father of Endocrinology is Thomas Addison, a British physician (1793-1860). Addison’s disease caused by deficiency of mineralocorticoids has been named after him

(ii) Crystalline insulin was prepared by Abel (1926)

(iii) Glucagon was discovered by Kimball and Murlin

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