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Glucagon

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insulin sugar antiglucagon octreotide skyrin peptide glucagonostatic alpha cell proglucagon pancreas hyperglucagonemia glucagonemia taspoglutide albiglutide glucagonoma insulinotropin dulaglutide glucagonlike hormone

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Noun

glucagon

Definition: a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)

Definition: A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar

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