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What hormone, released from the pancreas in response to a low blood glucose level, acts to raise blood glucose back to normal?.

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When blood glucose levels fall too low (low blood glucose), the pancreas pumps out more glucagon. This hormone helps blood glucose rise back up in multiple ways: It causes the liver to convert stored glucose into a usable form and then release it into the bloodstream.

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