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单词 glucagon
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Definition of glucagon in English:

glucagon

noun ˈɡluːkəɡ(ə)nˈɡluːkəɡɒnˈɡlo͞okəˌɡän
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver.

    〔生化〕胰高血糖素,胰增血糖素

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Glycemic control is maintained by a balance between insulin and the counterregulatory hormones glucagon, epinephrine, cortisol, and growth hormone.
    • The classic interactions between receptors, G-protein transducer, and membrane-localized adenylate cyclase are illustrated below using the pancreatic hormone glucagon as an example.
    • There was no tumoral expression for serotonin, glucagon, insulin, gastrin, vasointestinal peptide, or pancreatic polypeptide.
    • Overnight fasting can promote a rise in the muscle-disassembling hormones glucagon and cortisol.
    • One of these molecules, glucose, is mainly controlled by the hormones insulin and glucagon that are released from the pancreas.

Origin

1920s: from Greek glukus 'sweet' + agōn 'leading, bringing'.

Definition of glucagon in US English:

glucagon

nounˈɡlo͞okəˌɡän
Biochemistry
  • A hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver.

    〔生化〕胰高血糖素,胰增血糖素

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of these molecules, glucose, is mainly controlled by the hormones insulin and glucagon that are released from the pancreas.
    • Glycemic control is maintained by a balance between insulin and the counterregulatory hormones glucagon, epinephrine, cortisol, and growth hormone.
    • Overnight fasting can promote a rise in the muscle-disassembling hormones glucagon and cortisol.
    • The classic interactions between receptors, G-protein transducer, and membrane-localized adenylate cyclase are illustrated below using the pancreatic hormone glucagon as an example.
    • There was no tumoral expression for serotonin, glucagon, insulin, gastrin, vasointestinal peptide, or pancreatic polypeptide.

Origin

1920s: from Greek glukus ‘sweet’ + agōn ‘leading, bringing’.

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