glucagon

1. A hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates an increase in blood sugar levels, thus opposing the action of insulin.

2. A protein hormone that is produced especially by the islets of Langerhans and that promotes an increase in the sugar content of the blood by increasing the rate of glycogen breakdown in the liver.

3. A hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
glucagon	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
conga	8
gulag	7
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anglo	6
guano	6
guaco	8
gluon	6
clang	8
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
unclog	9
lanugo	7
glucan	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
glucagon	12