Name process/term for the following statements:
The hormone that stimulates the liver to release more glucose.

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Solution

Glucagon:
Glucagon is a hormone secreted from the alpha cells of the pancreatic Islets of Langerhans.
Glucagon causes the liver to convert glycogen into glucose, when energy is required by the body cells.

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