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• Glucagon

  [gloo-kuh-gon] /ˈglu kəˌgɒn/ noun, Biochemistry. 1. a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels. /ˈɡluːkəˌɡɒn; -ɡən/ noun 1. a polypeptide hormone, produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, that stimulates the release of glucose into the blood Compare insulin n. 1923, from […]

• Glucagonoma

  glucagonoma glu·ca·go·no·ma (glōō’kə-gŏ-nō’mə) n. A glucagon-secreting tumor, usually derived from pancreatic islet cells.

• Glucan

  /ˈɡluːˌkæn/ noun 1. any polysaccharide consisting of a polymer of glucose, such as cellulose or starch glucan glu·can (glōō’kān’, -kən) n. A polysaccharide, such as cellulose, that is a polymer of glucose.

• Glucaric-acid

  [gloo-kar-ik] /gluˈkær ɪk/ noun 1. .

• Glucide

  [gloo-sahyd] /ˈglu saɪd/ noun 1. any of various organic compounds that consist of or contain a carbohydrate.

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