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Glucagon is a __________ that increases the amount of glucose by stimulating the liver to convert glycogen into glucose for release into the bloodstream.

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hormone

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Glucagon is a _pancreatic hormone_ that increases the amount of glucose [in the blood] by stimulating the liver to convert glycogen into glucose for release into the bloodstream.

That process of glucose production is known as "glycogenolysis."
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