glycogen
Glycogen is a complex carbohydrate stored in the liver and muscles that serves as a form of short-term energy storage in the body.
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Related Concepts (22)
- carbohydrate loading
- carbohydrates
- complex carbohydrates
- energy
- glucagon
- glucose
- glycemic response
- glycogen phosphorylase
- glycogen storage diseases
- glycogen synthase
- glycogenesis
- glycogenolysis
- glycosylation
- insulin
- islets of langerhans
- liver
- monosaccharides
- muscles
- phosphorylation
- polysaccharides
- starch
- storage
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- blood glucose
- glucose storage
- glycemic index and glycogen storage
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- glycogen branching enzyme
- glycogen breakdown
- glycogen debranching enzyme
- glycogen metabolism
- glycogen phosphorylase kinase
- glycogen storage
- glycogen storage disease
- glycogen synthesis
- glycogen synthesis pathway
- muscle glycogen
- muscle glycogenesis