[
UK
/ɡlˈuːkəɡən/
]
NOUN
- a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)
How To Use glucagon In A Sentence
- They were focally positive for gastrin, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide but tested negative for glucagon, serotonin, insulin, and inhibin.
- The duodenum is important in the secretion of a number of hormones, including secretin, cholecystokinin, and enteroglucagon.
- The lower limits of sensitivity for glucagon and atrial natriuretic peptide assay were 3.7 pmol/l and 1.1 pmol/l, respectively.
- Blood glucose is tightly regulated in the body by two hormones called insulin and glucagon.
- MAF controls the production of insulin, glucagon and glucagon-like peptides, which play a role both in carbohydrate metabolism as well as food intake. Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Three New Genetic Loci for Severe Obesity
- It produces hormones called insulin and glucagons that enable the body to use sugars and store fats.
- Alpha cells produce glucagon, which maintains normoglycemia through the processes of glycogenolysis (i.e., breakdown of glycogen) and gluconeogenesis (i.e., formation of glycogen from noncarbohydrates such as fats and proteins).
- Both pufferfish and zebrafish have a second glucagon receptor-like gene that is most closely related to the characterized goldfish glucagon receptor.
- The secondary antibodies for insulin, glucagon and somatostatin were antirabbit polyclonal antibodies.
- The pancreatic hormone exerts an opposing effect to that of glucagon and epinephrine.