Glycogen

Glucose is a carbohydrate and a simple sugar that is of great importance as a source of energy in human metabolism. To store larger amounts of energy, the body makes use of long chains of glucose called polysaccharides. Glycogen is a very important multi-branched polysaccharide which has much use for energy storage in human and other animal bodies. With a large number of basic sugars, it forms an efficient energy storage element in cells and in the liver. Glycogen stores in skeletal muscle serve as a form of energy storage for the muscle.


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Shipman, Wilson and Todd
Ch 15

Tillery, Enger and Ross
Ch 14

Tuszynski and Dixon
Ch 15
 
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