glycogen

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Test subjects on the low-calorie diets got about 40 per cent of their glucose from a substance called "glycogen" - which is made from ingested carbohydrates stored in the liver until needed.

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  1. noun A polysaccharide, (C6H10O5)n, that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals and occurs primarily in the liver and muscle tissue. It is readily converted to glucose as needed by the body to satisfy its energy needs. Also called animal starch.

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  • It is certain, though, that glycogen, a carbohydrate, is necessary for the restoration of activity to a fatigued muscle What I did was affect a chemical substitute for glycogen, combined with a method of creating a static condition in the tissue which is unsympathetic to the formation of toxic lactic, the accumulation of which is fatigue. —  124 - The Running Skeletons
  • This connection between insufficient glucose and cellular stress response may be relevant to other more common diseases, especially those related to glucose disorders and glycogen-storage disorders. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • You can benefit from a low carbohydrate diet when you take into consideration that many people who lose weight on these diets also lose glycogen which automatically reduces calories. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The early conclusion was that the increased free fatty acids in the blood would allow our muscles to use fat as fuel and spare glycogen (carbohydrates) allowing us to exercise longer. —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • The discussion on glycogen has recently taken another interesting twist; caffeine's apparent ability to replenish glycogen (the body's primary fuel source) more rapidly after an intense workout. —  xml's Blinklist.com
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  1. from Greek γλυκύς, sweet, + -γλυκύς, producing: see -gen.
 

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