Multiple choice

Which of the following characteristics of insulin makes it usable for assessing glomerular filtration rate?

  1. It is a polysaccharide.

  2. It has high molecular weight.

  3. It has high molecular weight and is insoluble in human tissues.

  4. It has low molecular weight and is unutilized in human tissues.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

As it has low molecular weight, it is easily excreted and being unutilized, it is passed out as such and can be assessed then.

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