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The hormone responsible for increasing blood sugar by stimulating the liver to convert glycogen to glucose is

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The correct answer is glucagon.
Glucagon is a peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas which increases the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream. It is released when the glucose levels are low and it :
· stimulates the liver to break down glycogen to glucose
· activaties gluconeogenesis (the conversion of amino acids into glucose).
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