Blood glucose regulation
What Blood glucose regulation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Blood glucose concentration is monitored and controlled by the pancreas, which detects changes and releases hormones.
Control of blood glucose that is less well achieved when body cells respond poorly to insulin.
Topics that use Blood glucose regulation
- Homeostasis (AQA GCSE)
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