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Insulin is produced by

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Pancreas

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Liver

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Spleen

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Adrenal gland

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Solution

The correct option is A Pancreas
Insulin is secreted by the beta cell of the islets of langerhans of the pancreas. It can be readily crystallized as a zinc salt. Although nickel, calcium, and cobalt also effective. It is a protein with a molecular weight of approx 5700 Dalton.

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