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Biomed

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Glucagon A protein hormone secreted by pancreatic endocrine cells that raises blood glucose levels; an antagonistic hormone to insulin
Glucose Tolerance Test A test of the body's ability to metabolize glucose that involves administration of a measured dose of glucose to the fasting stomach and the determination of blood glucose levels in the blood or urine at intervals to detect diabetes
Homeostasis The maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological conditions in higher animals under fluctuating environmental conditions
Hormone A product of living cells that circulates in blood and produces a specific, often stimulatory, effect on the activity of cells that are often far from the source of the hormone
Insulin A protein hormone secreted by the pancreas that is essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood
Negative Feedback A primary mechanism of homeostasis, whereby a change in a physiological variable that is being monitored triggers a response that counteracts the initial fluctuation
Positive Feedback Feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output
Type 1 Diabetes A form of diabetes that usually develop during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency of insulin, leading to high blood glucose levels
Type 2 Diabetes A form of diabetes that develops in adults and obese individuals and that is characterized by high blood glucose resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production
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