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Both insulin and glucagon are peptide hormones that target liver cells. The responses of the target cells to these two hormones are exactly the opposite of each other. Tis information implies that
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Each of the two hormones uses a different second messenger. The fact that they have opposite effects says nothing about where in the cell a hormone acts which eliminates A, C and D. Furthermore if both activated the same second messenger they should have the same effect as the second messenger is the next link in the signal transduction pathway.
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