Definition of: glycogen

(glī′kə·jən) noun Biochem.
A white, mealy, amorphous polysaccharide, (C₆H₁₀O₅)_x, contained in animal tissues, principally the liver: also called animal starch. [<Gk. glykys sweet + -GEN]

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glycogen storage
glycogen synthase
glycogen phosphorylase
glycogen synthesis
glycogen stores
liver glycogen
glycogen breakdown
stored glycogen
muscle glycogen
glycogen metabolism
glycogen stored
glycogen branching
glycogen levels
glycogen chain
glycogen debranching

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