glucagon

• what does glucagon d?


  Raises blood glucose conc when it is too low
• What does glucagon bind to?


  Specific receptors on the cell membranes of liver cells
• What does glucagon activate?


  enzymes in liver cells that break down glycogen into glucose = called glycogenolysis
• What is the process of breaking down glycogen into glucose called?

  Glycogenolysis
• What does glucagon also activate?


  enzymes that are involved in the formation of glucose from glycerol and amino acids
• What is the process of forming glucose from non-carbohydrates called?

  gluconeogenesis
• what is gluconeogenesis?


  the process of forming glucose from non-carbohydrates
• What does glucagon also do?


  Decrease the rate of respiration of glucose in cells