Blood glucose homeostasis
What Blood glucose homeostasis means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Keeping glucose steady between meals, with the pancreas detecting a fall and secreting glucagon so blood glucose concentration rises back towards normal.
Both types cause blood glucose to rise too high if untreated, and both require management to reduce health risks.
Topics that use Blood glucose homeostasis
- Control of blood glucose concentration (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Glucagon
- Glycogen
- Insulin
- Insulin injections
- Insulin production and response
- Negative feedback
- Pancreas
- target organs
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