What is glucagon?

It is the hormone that converts glycogen into glucose to raise blood sugar. It is stored in the pancreas.

Glucagon is a natural hormone released from a gland called “pancreas”. Glucagon is released in response to a drop in blood sugar, prolonged fasting, exercise and when we eat protein-rich meals.

Function? : Glucagon helps blood sugar (glucose) rise back up, when it is low. It does this by triggering the Liver to convert “glycogen” (previously stored glucose) back into glucose to be used by the body. Also Glucagon helps the body make glucose from amino acids (units of proteins).

Glucagon is a hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver.

Glucagon is a hormone that regulates your blood sugar levels.

Glucagon, produced by alpha cells in the pancreas is a peptide hormone, that controls blood sugar levels in a human

glucagon is a hormone produce by the alpha cells in the pancreas. It breaks down glycogen into glucose to increase glucose levels in the body when it is too low.

Glucagon is a hormone produced in the pancreas. In many ways it has the opposite effect of insulin. Glucagon increases the amount of glucose in the bloodstream which means that more glucose is available for respiration. Glucagon increase blood glucose levels by causing the hydrolysis (breakdown) of glycogen (a storage polymer of glucose) in to free glucose molecules.

Glucagon is a hormone released by the pancreas that works in the liver to convert glycogen to glucose.

Glucagon is one of a number of hormones responsible for glucose homeostasis - the maintenance of stable blood glucose levels in the body. In response to falling blood glucose levels, glucagon in released from alpha cells located in the pancreas. Glucagon travels through the bloodstream to the liver, where it attaches to receptors found on the cell membranes of hepatocytes (liver cells). What follows is a sequence of intracellular events, resulting in the breakdown of glycogen (the storage form of glucose) into glucose, which is released from the cell into the bloodstream. As a result, blood glucose levels rise and homeostasis is restored.

Glucagon is a peptide hormone produced by alpha cells in the pancreas. This hormone increases glucose and fatty acid levels in the bloodstream and is considered to be the body's chief catabolic hormone. 

 It is a peptide hormone, produced by alpha cells of the pancreas. It works with other hormones such as insulin to control glucose levels in the blood.

Glucagon is a hormone released by alpha cells in the islets of langerhan in the pancreas when blood glucose levels are low. It acts as a secondary messengers model along with adrenaline in order to stimulate glycogenolysis, gluconeogenisis and decrease rates of respiration in order to increase blood glucose levels

The hormone which triggers the breakdown of glucose or glycogen in the liver. This Hormone is developed in the pancreas

Glucagon is a peptide hormone released from pancreatic alpha cells in response to low blood glucose levels. It inhibits insulin (hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells) which wants to move glucose out of the blood into the cells, which would only serve to further decrease blood glucose levels. It also stimulates hepatic gluconeogenesis (synthesis of glucose by the liver) and glycogenolysis (breaking down glycogen to create more glucose, occurring in muscle and liver cells).

Glucagon is a hormone produced by alpha cells where it is released from the pancreas into the bloodstream. When blood glucose levels are low, glucagon is released and causes glycogenolysis to occur. This is where stored glycogen is converted back into glucose to increase glucose levels in the blood