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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Glucagon]] is a [[hormone]] which acts to increase levels of [[glucose]] in the [[blood]].

===About Glucagon===
: [[Glucagon]] is [[secrete]]d by the [[pancreas]].
: A [[Target Organ|target organ]] for [[glucagon]] is the [[liver]].
: When the [[liver]] detects [[glucagon]] it takes its stores of [[glycogen]] and converts them into [[glucose]] to be released into the [[blood]].

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		+	====OCR====
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		+	====Edexcel====
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	: When the [[liver]] detects [[glucagon]] it takes its stores of [[glycogen]] and converts them into [[glucose]] to be released into the [[blood]].		: When the [[liver]] detects [[glucagon]] it takes its stores of [[glycogen]] and converts them into [[glucose]] to be released into the [[blood]].
	: [[Glucagon]] also causes [[Lipid\|Fat]]s to turn into [[glucose]].		: [[Glucagon]] also causes [[Lipid\|Fat]]s to turn into [[glucose]].
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		+	===References===
		+	====AQA====
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	: A [[Target Organ\|target organ]] for [[glucagon]] is the [[liver]].		: A [[Target Organ\|target organ]] for [[glucagon]] is the [[liver]].
	: When the [[liver]] detects [[glucagon]] it takes its stores of [[glycogen]] and converts them into [[glucose]] to be released into the [[blood]].		: When the [[liver]] detects [[glucagon]] it takes its stores of [[glycogen]] and converts them into [[glucose]] to be released into the [[blood]].
		+	: [[Glucagon]] also causes [[Lipid\|Fat]]s to turn into [[glucose]].