To keep your blood sugar level in check, a specific type of cell in your pancreas secretes insulin in response to any sugar ...

A new study led by Ananda Basu, M.D., used novel non-radioactive, stable glucagon tracers for the first time to characterize glucagon metabolism in humans with and without Type 1 diabetes ...

The increase in glucagon then signals the liver to release glucose. "When we blocked these cytokines, glucagon levels dropped, proving they are essential for maintaining blood sugar levels".

The science behind glucagon-like peptide-1’s metabolic effects When food enters the digestive system, specialized cells in the small intestine release GLP-1, initiating a cascade of metabolic ...

Net splanchnic glucagon production did not change with exogenous glucagon infusion. “We have characterized regional glucagon metabolism across the splanchnic and leg regions in humans with and without ...

A new study led by Ananda Basu, M.D., used novel non-radioactive, stable glucagon tracers for the first time to characterize glucagon metabolism in humans with and without Type 1 diabetes, providing ...

Glucagon can also play a role in how amino acids (compounds that help make up muscles and tissue in your body) make glucose. And it can break down triglycerides, or fat your body stores, into fuel.

Because glucagon in animals has positive inotropic and chronotropic effects in the presence of beta-adrenergic blockade, catecholamine depletion or full digitalization, its cardiovascular effects i ...