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Insulin cannot be administered orally because

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a

it can elicit an immune response in the human body
 

b

it is synthesised in humans a proinsulin and needs to be processed before it becomes functional
 

c

it will be digested in the alimentary canal before it is absorbed
 

d

it is a peptide hormone and can bind only to intracellular receptors
 

answer is C.

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Insulin, being a protein hormone, can be digested in the alimentary canal.
 

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Insulin cannot be administered orally because