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glucagon

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??lu?k???n/, /??lu?k???n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /??luk????n/

Noun

glucagon (plural glucagons)

  1. (biochemistry) A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar

Derived terms

  • enteroglucagon
  • glucagonlike
  • glucagonotropic
  • preproglucagon
  • proglucagon

Translations

glucagon From the web:

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  • what glucagon does in the body
  • what glucagon means
  • what glucagon stimulation test
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glycogen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French glycogène.

Noun

glycogen (countable and uncountable, plural glycogens)

  1. (biochemistry) A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.

Derived terms

  • glycogenesis
  • glycogenosis
  • glycogenolysis

Translations

glycogen From the web:

  • what glycogen made of
  • what glucagon does
  • what glucagon
  • what glycogenesis
  • what glycogenolysis
  • what glucagon do
  • what glycogen does
  • what's glycogen made up of
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