Which vectors carry the longest foreign DNA fragments?

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#Question id: 12208

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following is produced by the trophoblast cells during the first 3 weeks of pregnancy?

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#Question id: 12209

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

At birth, a large, well-nourished baby is found to have a plasma glucose concentration of 17 mg/Dl (normal is 80 to 100 mg/dL) and a plasma insulin concentration twice the normal value. What is the explanation for these findings?

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#Question id: 12210

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following stimulates the secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH)?

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#Question id: 12211

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A 57-year-old man is admitted as an emergency for upper GI bleeding. Endoscopy reveals multiple ulcers in the duodenum. Serum gastrin levels are eight-fold higher compared to normal. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES, gastrinoma) is suspected. Administration of which of the following substances is useful in confirming the diagnosis?

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#Question id: 12212

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

 A 71-year-old man with upper abdominal pain and blood in the stool takes NSAIDS for the pain and washes it down with whiskey. Pentagastrin administration produced lower than predicted levels of gastric acid secretion. Secretion of which of the following substances is most likely to be diminished in this patient with gastritis?

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#Question id: 12213

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The gastric phase of gastric secretion accounts for about 60% of the acid response to a meal. Which of the following can virtually eliminate the secretion of acid during the gastric phase?