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glycogen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | animal starch |
| Type of | polyose, polysaccharide |
| Derivation | glycogenic |
Examples of glycogen
glycogen
About one in 100,000 children have this severe form of glycogen storage disease.
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Glycogen levels did not differ among nonrecidivists and 40 normal male controls.
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Their first question was how the phosphate gets into glycogen in the first place.
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The idea behind carbohydrate loading is to build a larger fuel tank for glycogen.
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A fully carb-loaded runner begins a race with 135 grams of glycogen in the liver.
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Glycogen and trehalose concentrations are difficult to quantify by our NMR assay.
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You get really hungry after working out because you exhaust your glycogen stores.
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Glycogen is a form of glucose storage found mainly in liver and muscle tissue.
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During prolonged exercise, levels of glycogen in the muscles and liver are tapped.
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- One form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body
- Glycogen is the molecule that functions as the secondary long-term energy storage in animal and fungi cells. It is made primarily by the liver and the muscles, but can also be made by glycogenesis within the brain and stomach. ...
- A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed
- Converted glucose for storage. Glycogen plays a role in controlling blood sugar levels.
- The form of glucose found in the liver and muscles.
- A class of carbohydrate such as starch found in the liver and muscles easily converted to glucose for energy.
- Polysaccharide that has water-binding properties for skin. See polysaccharide.
- A substance made up of sugars. It is stored in the liver and muscles and releases glucose (sugar) into the blood when needed by cells. Glycogen is the chief source of stored fuel in the body.
- The form in which carbohydrates are stored in the body, either in the liver or the muscles.
