Definition of glucagon in English:
glucagon
noun ˈɡluːkəɡ(ə)nˈɡluːkəɡɒnˈɡlo͞okəˌɡän
mass nounBiochemistry A hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver.
Example sentencesExamples
- Glycemic control is maintained by a balance between insulin and the counterregulatory hormones glucagon, epinephrine, cortisol, and growth hormone.
- The classic interactions between receptors, G-protein transducer, and membrane-localized adenylate cyclase are illustrated below using the pancreatic hormone glucagon as an example.
- There was no tumoral expression for serotonin, glucagon, insulin, gastrin, vasointestinal peptide, or pancreatic polypeptide.
- Overnight fasting can promote a rise in the muscle-disassembling hormones glucagon and cortisol.
- One of these molecules, glucose, is mainly controlled by the hormones insulin and glucagon that are released from the pancreas.
Origin
1920s: from Greek glukus 'sweet' + agōn 'leading, bringing'.