Glucagon is a 29 amino acid hormone used as a diagnostic aid in radiologic exams to temporarily inhibit the movement of the gastrointestinal tract and to treat severe hypoglycemia. Glucagon raises blood sugar through activation of hepatic glucagon receptors, stimulating glycogenolysis and the release of glucose.
Glucagon was granted FDA approval on 14 November 1960.
Glucagon is indicated as a diagnostic aid in radiologic exams to temporarily inhibit the movement of the gastrointestinal tract and to treat severe hypoglycemia.
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Private Clinic, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
New England Diabetes and Endocrinology Center (NEDEC), Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Profil GmbH, Neuss, Germany
Florida Hospital Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Orlando, Florida, United States
Hvidovre University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
Centre de recherche d'endocrinologie Godin & St-Pierre, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
New England Diabetes and Endocrinology Center (NEDEC), Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Winnipeg Clinic, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
West Houston Clinical Research Services, 2026 Wirt Road, Houston, Texas, United States
San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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