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glu·ca·gon

 (glo͞o′kə-gŏn′)
n.
A hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates an increase in blood sugar levels, thus opposing the action of insulin.
[Probably gluc(o)- + Greek agōn, present participle of agein, to lead, drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
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glucagon

(ˈɡluːkəˌɡɒn; -ɡən)
n
(Biochemistry) a polypeptide hormone, produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, that stimulates the release of glucose into the blood. Compare insulin
[C20: from gluc(ose) + -agon, perhaps from Greek agein to lead]
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glu•ca•gon

(ˈglu kəˌgɒn)

n.
a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels.
[1923]
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glucagon

A hormone that breaks down glycogen to glucose. It is produced by the pancreatic islets.
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Noun1.glucagon - a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)
endocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
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glu·ca·gon

[MIM*138030]
n. glucagón, una de las hormonas segregadas por los Islotes de Langerhans de efecto antiinflamatorio, cuya función consiste en aumentar la concentración de glucosa en la sangre.
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glucagon

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Eli Lilly & Company (NYSE: LLY) - BAQSIMI[TM] (glucagon) Nasal Powder 3 mg, the First and Only Nasally Administered Glucagon to Treat Severe Hypoglycemia in Adults and Children with Diabetes Ages Four Years and Older, Approved by FDA -- 24/7/2019
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BAQSIMI (glucagon) nasal powder 3 mg for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in people with diabetes ages four years and above, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today.
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A 100% treatment success rate (n = 66) was seen for both nasal glucagon and intramuscular glucagon, defined as an increase in plasma glucose to 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L or greater) or more or an increase of 20 mg/L (1.1 mmol/L) or more from the glucose nadir within 30 minutes of administration.
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"The endocrinopathies associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and pancreatic cancer are distinct, the former represented by an increase in glucagon and the latter characterized by a reduction in islet size," said Sajan Nagpal, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., at Digestive Disease Week 2018.
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"The addition of glucagon delivery to a closed-loop system with automated exercise detection reduces hypoglycemia in physically active adults with type 1 diabetes," the authors write.
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