2025年1月21日 · Glucagon is a hormone that your pancreas makes to help regulate your blood glucose (sugar) levels. Glucagon increases your blood sugar to prevent low blood sugar.

Glucagon is a peptide (non steroid) hormone. The hormone is synthesized and secreted from alpha cells (α-cells) of the islets of Langerhans, which are located in the endocrine portion of the pancreas. Glucagon is produced from the preproglucagon gene Gcg.

2024年7月17日 · Glucagon is a hormone that increases blood sugar levels. It also slows involuntary muscle movements of the stomach and intestines that aid in digestion. Glucagon injection is a prescription medicine used to treat very low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).

2019年7月16日 · This chapter provides an overview of the structure, secretion, degradation and elimination of glucagon, and reviews the actions of glucagon including its role in glucose metabolism and its effects on lipolysis, ketogenesis, energy expenditure, appetite and food intake.

2025年2月6日 · Glucagon provides a reliable alternative for raising glucose levels and alleviating severe hypoglycemia, allowing time for more definitive correction when IV access is unavailable or has failed. Glucagon is FDA-approved as a diagnostic aid for gastrointestinal imaging.

2024年8月18日 · To help you keep the level steady and healthy, your body makes a hormone called glucagon while you sleep and after you eat. It's made in your pancreas, a small organ above your liver, and it can...

Glucagon is a hormone that is involved in controlling blood sugar (glucose) levels. It is produced by the alpha cells, found in the islets of Langerhans, in the pancreas, from where it is released into the bloodstream.

2025年3月14日 · Glucagon is a 29-amino-acid peptide that is produced specifically by the alpha cells of the islets. It has a high degree of similarity with several glucagon-like peptides that are secreted by cells scattered throughout the gastrointestinal tract.