Gujarati
Hindi
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.

Standard 11
Biology

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