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Mercodia Glucagon ELISA – a Gold Standard
The Mercodia Glucagon ELISA’s high sensitivity, specificity, and low CV% have made it become the Gold Standard for glucagon measurements around globally.
11 July 2023
Why measure insulin and glucagon for studying muscle maintenance?
While insulin resistance still may lead to multiple diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, insulin sensitivity has been associated with greater muscle mass.
Thus, by measuring both biomarkers instead of only one of them, researchers and clinicians can more certainly demonstrate alterations in the regulation of muscle glucose uptake and hence, muscle maintenance.
This news was updated in March 2025
It has been shown that glucagon-induced insulin resistance can result in a complicated insulin-deficient state that may lead to an altered capacity of the skeletal muscle to oxidize fatty acids. Since insulin and glucagon together balance blood sugar levels, their activity defines skeletal muscle oxidation and impacts plasma-free fatty acids, skeletal muscle glucose uptake, and muscle mitochondrial ATP production. Moreover, weight loss therapies may lead to potential adverse effects on muscle quantity, composition, and function.
By measuring both biomarkers instead of only one of them, researchers and clinicians can more certainly demonstrate alterations in the regulation of muscle glucose uptake and hence, muscle maintenance.
You can measure both analytes using Mercodia products. Measure insulin levels using the Mercodia Human Insulin ELISA (10-1113-01) and glucagon levels using the Mercodia Glucagon ELISA (10-1271-01). Both Gold Standard assays have been broadly used and validated by researchers and clinicians and follow international standards.
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