glucagon

Converse of object

• produce: This in turn stimulates the liver to produce glucose and the pancreas to produce glucagon and insulin.
• call: Alpha cells produce a hormone called glucagon that raises blood glucose by triggering its release from glycogen stores in the liver.
• secrete: The alpha cells detect that glucose concentrations are returning to normal and stop secreting glucagon.

Modifies a noun

• secretion: Because the inhibition of glucagon secretion has been removed.
• injection: Some of them could be taught to give a glucagon injection.
• receptor: Liver cell membranes do contain insulin and glucagon receptors, but binding of the hormone to them affects cellular processes other than glucose permeability.
• concentration: The key things to notice are: The initial increase in glucagon concentration parallels the increase in glucose.
• kit: Tell them where you keep fast-acting sugar and your glucagon injection kit.
• test: A glucagons test checks how effectively the pituitary gland is regulating the release of GH and cortisol.

Noun used with modifier

• hormone: Islet tissue also contains a cells which manufacture the antagonistic hormone glucagon, but these a cells rely on the b cells for guidance.
• cortisol: Naturally occurring catabolic hormones include: cortisol glucagon adrenalin and other catecholamines cytokines.