Hormone
glucagon Audio
glu·ca·gon [ gloo-kuh-gon ]
Brand Names:
Baqsimi; GlucaGen; Gvoke
Effect:
Decreased GI Motility; Decreased GI Smooth Muscle Tone; Increased Gluconeogenesis; Increased Glycogenolysis; Positive Chronotropy; Positive Inotropy
May Treat:
Anaphylaxis; Bradycardia; Hypoglycemia; Hypotension; Shock, Cardiogenic
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to glucagon:
  • A 29-amino acid pancreatic peptide derived from proglucagon which is also the precursor of intestinal GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDES. Glucagon is secreted by PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS and plays an important role in regulation of BLOOD GLUCOSE concentration, ketone metabolism, and several other biochemical and physiological processes. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p1511)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A hormone produced in the pancreas that raises blood sugar levels.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Pancreatic hormone secreted by the alpha cells of the pancreatic islets; a 29-amino acid straight chain polypeptide that plays an important role in regulation of blood glucose concentration, ketone metabolism, and several other biochemical and physiological processes.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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