Glycogen
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- Glycogen is a complex material composed of glucose molecules linked together in long chains with many branches off the chains.
- Basic Histology, 11th ed, p49 Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the principal storage form of glucose in animal cells.
- However, muscle glycogen is not generally available to other tissues, because muscle lacks the enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase.
- Glycogen is another Glucose polymer.
- Glycogen is the chief source of stored fuel in the body.
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