glucagon

glu ca gon |ˈglo͞okəˌgän ˈɡlukəɡɑn | ▶noun Biochemistry a hormone formed in the pancreas that promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver. ORIGIN 1920s: from Greek glukus ‘sweet ’ + agōn ‘leading, bringing. ’

glucagon

glucagon |ˈgluːkəg (ə )n, -gɒn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver. ORIGIN 1920s: from Greek glukus ‘sweet ’ + agōn ‘leading, bringing ’.

glucagón

glucagón nombre masculino biol Hormona producida por el páncreas, formada por la unión de 22 aminoácidos, que se encarga de regular la cantidad de glucosa de la sangre :la insulina y el glucagón son sustancias hormonales fabricadas por el páncreas .