Glucagon acutely regulates hepatic amino acid catabolism and the effect may be disturbed by steatosis

• Main Authors: Marie Winther-Sørensen (Author), Katrine D. Galsgaard (Author), Alberto Santos (Author), Samuel A.J. Trammell (Author), Karolina Sulek (Author), Rune E. Kuhre (Author), Jens Pedersen (Author), Daniel B. Andersen (Author), Anna S. Hassing (Author), Morten Dall (Author), Jonas T. Treebak (Author), Matthew P. Gillum (Author), Signe S. Torekov (Author), Johanne A. Windeløv (Author), Jenna E. Hunt (Author), Sasha A.S. Kjeldsen (Author), Sara L. Jepsen (Author), Catherine G. Vasilopoulou (Author), Filip K. Knop (Author), Cathrine Ørskov (Author), Mikkel P. Werge (Author), Hanne Cathrine Bisgaard (Author), Peter Lykke Eriksen (Author), Hendrik Vilstrup (Author), Lise Lotte Gluud (Author), Jens J. Holst (Author), Nicolai J. Wewer Albrechtsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Glucagon is well known to regulate blood glucose but may be equally important for amino acid metabolism. Plasma levels of amino acids are regulated by glucagon-dependent mechanism(s), while amino acids stimulate glucagon secretion from alpha cells, completing the recently described liver-...