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glucagon
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Noun
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glucagon
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PDB
rendering of
glucagon
glucagon
(
plural
glucagons
)
(
biochemistry
)
A
hormone
, produced by the
pancreas
, that opposes the action of
insulin
by stimulating the production of
sugar
.
Derived terms
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enteroglucagon
glucagonlike
preproglucagon
proglucagon
