Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
glycogen .
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- noun Alternative form of
glycogen .
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Examples
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Insulin is responsible for taking excess energy and storing it as fat, while glucogen mobilizes energy.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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Insulin is responsible for taking excess energy and storing it as fat, while glucogen mobilizes energy.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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The liver does this by converting glucogen (not to be confused with glucagon, the hormone mentioned above, confusing I know) back to glucose.
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The liver does this by converting glucogen (not to be confused with glucagon, the hormone mentioned above, confusing I know) back to glucose.
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