Open AccessBeginning of a new era in glucagon research: Breakthrough by the new glucagon assay
Author(s) -
Kawamori Dan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.13275
Subject(s) - glucagon , medicine , glycemic , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , insulin
There is a new concept of diabetes as a “comprehensive nutrition disorder”, caused due to both insulin and glucagon dysregulation. Dysregulated glucagon secretion in α‐cells exacerbates multiple metabolic disorders: glycemic control and amino acid metabolism, together with insulin deficiency.