Associations to the word «Glucagon»

Wiktionary

GLUCAGON, noun. (biochemistry) A hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar.

Dictionary definition

GLUCAGON, noun. A hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin).

Wise words

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