clar697
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A 22-year-old woman participates in a clinical study of a putative protein hormone that is synthesized in the liver in response to a decrease in blood platelet concentration. Injection of the hormone causes an increase in platelet production. Which of the following is the most likely location of the receptor that accounts for the increase in platelet count?
A) In the cytoplasm of hepatocytes
B) In the cytoplasm of megakaryocytes
C) In the nucleus of hepatocytes
D) In the nucleus of megakaryocytes
E) On the cell membrane of hepatocytes
F) On the cell membrane of megakaryocytes
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| dkmj13
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F) On the cell membrane of megakaryocytes
(Thrombopoietin)
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| alirizvi
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