Why, yes it does! It will break down glycogen, especially in the liver, to make more glucose in the blood! :)
Glucagon: increases blood glucose by braking down glycogen by the liver (glycogenolysis)
liver glycogen
The hormone that promotes triglyceride breakdown is glucagon. It signals the liver to break down glycogen into glucose, which can then be used for energy in times of fasting or low blood sugar levels.
Hypoglycemia stimulates the production of hormones like glucagon and epinephrine. These hormones help to increase blood sugar levels by promoting the breakdown of glycogen stores in the liver, as well as stimulating the release of glucose into the bloodstream.
In the post-absorptive state, glucagon is released from the pancreas. Glucagon helps increase blood sugar levels by promoting the breakdown of glycogen in the liver and stimulating gluconeogenesis.
During an overnight fast, glucagon is secreted. Glucagon helps increase blood sugar levels by promoting the breakdown of stored glycogen in the liver into glucose for energy.
Glucogenisis is the breakdown of glycogen in the liver to form glucose. The opposite of this process is call Glycogenisis, this is the conversion of glucose into glycogen.
Increased levels of glucagon stimulate the conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver, which would in turn reduce the amount of glycogen in the liver.
The liver and skeletal muscle store glucose as glycogen. The liver can make glucose from proteins and release it from glycogen to help keep blood glucose at a normal level when we are fasting.
Liver glycogen has low glycogenin content as compared to muscle glycogen.. liver glycogen responds to glucagon but muscle glycogen responds to catecholamines.. liver glycogen is used for the maintenance of blood glucose levels, but muscle glycogen is used for the supply of energy to the muscles liver glycogen can be completely broken down to glucose because of the presence of glucose 6 phosphatase, which does not occur in the muscles
Glucose is stored in the body in the form of glycogen, which is a complex carbohydrate. The liver and muscles are the main storage sites for glycogen. When blood glucose levels are high, insulin signals the liver and muscles to take up glucose and convert it into glycogen through a process called glycogenesis. When blood glucose levels drop, glucagon signals the breakdown of glycogen back into glucose through a process called glycogenolysis to maintain blood sugar levels.