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Definition of Glucagon
1. Noun. A hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin).
Definition of Glucagon
1. Noun. (biochemistry) A hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glucagon
1. a hormone [n -S] - See also: hormone
Medical Definition of Glucagon
1. A polypeptide hormone (3485 D) secreted by the cells of the Islets of Langerhans in response to a fall in blood sugar levels. Induces hyperglycaemia. A family of structurally related peptides includes glucagon like peptides 1 & 2 (encoded by the same gene), gastric inhibitory polypeptide, secretin, vasoactive intestinal peptide, growth hormone releasing factor, pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide, exendins. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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Literary usage of Glucagon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Plasma for glucagon was separated within 1 hr and for the other tests within 2
... The antibody for glucagon (30 K) was kindly supplied by Dr. Roger Unger ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Figure 1 also shows that data obtained with "glucagon" in this system were very
similar to those with insulin. Information received from Kenney (18) ..."
3. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"The other set, the islets of Langerhans, is responsible for the secretion of the
hormones insulin and glucagon. It is these cells that are impaired in ..."
4. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Barnes AJ, Bloom SR: Pancreatectomized man: A model for diabetes without glucagon.
Lancet 1:219-21, 1976 7. Boden G: Extrapancreatic glucagon in human ..."
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