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19.Chemical Coordination and Integration
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Addison's disease results from
A
Hypertrophy of gonads
B
Hyposecretion of adrenal cortex
C
Hyperactivity of cells of Leydig
D
None of the above
Solution
Hyposecretion of adrenal cortex causes Addison's disease. It is characterized by excessive loss of $Na ^{\text {tis }}, Cl ^{-i}$ and $HCO _{3}^{-i i }$,
increased $K^{+}$level in blood, low $BP$ etc.
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