| glucagon |
A pancreatic hormone that increases the concentration of blood sugar. Its effect is opposite to that of insulin.
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| glucagon |
A pancreatic hormone that releases the body's stored sugar (glycogen) from the liver into the blood, raising the blood sugar level. An injectable form can treat severe low blood sugar.
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| glucagon |
A protein hormone produced in the pancreas; a signal for the postabsorptive state; glucagon inhibits glycogen synthesis and stimulates its breakdown into glucose.
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| glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
an enzyme involved in maintaining the membrane integrity of red blood cells. Deficiency of this enzyme is a sex-linked genetic condition which occurs with highest frequencies in people of African, Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian origin; it affects 12% of the US African-American male population. Some drugs and infections can cause red blood cells to burst, resulting in severe anemia and other complications among persons deficient in this enzyme.
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| gluconeogenesis |
the production of glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors, such as amino acids (the building blocks of proteins).
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