Mouse Islet of Langerhans immunostained for Glucagon
Assume that you find a patient with a glucagon-secreting pancreatic tumor (glucagonoma). Which one of the following is most likely to result from hyperglucagonemia?
a) Decreased lipolysis
b) Hyperglycemia
c) Increased muscle protein synthesis.
d) Increased liver glycolytic rate
e) Increased glycogenesis