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Glycogen is stored in the liver, and also in muscle cells.
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Glycogen, the sugar that figures so prominently in the metabolic pathway linked with
Otto Meyerhof and the Physiology Institute: the Birth of Modern Biochemistry 2010
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Some well-understood examples of these sorts of mutations include the single base pair changes that lead to cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia or other, rarer hereditary diseases like familial dysautonomia or acid maltase disease (a.k.a. Glycogen storage disease type II or Pompe disease, as was featured in recent Harrison Ford flick Extraordinary Measures).
Dr. Elaine Schattner: An Educated Medical Consumer: On Personal DNA Testing 2010
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Glycogen: The storage form of carbohydrate in the body.
THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU Dr. Eric C. Westman 2010
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Glycogen: The storage form of carbohydrate in the body.
THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU Dr. Eric C. Westman 2010
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Some well-understood examples of these sorts of mutations include the single base pair changes that lead to cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia or other, rarer hereditary diseases like familial dysautonomia or acid maltase disease (a.k.a. Glycogen storage disease type II or Pompe disease, as was featured in recent Harrison Ford flick Extraordinary Measures).
Dr. Elaine Schattner: An Educated Medical Consumer: On Personal DNA Testing 2010
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Glycogen is the form in which foods are stored in the body as energy.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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Glycogen stores usually deplete within a couple of days, so 12 days ought to be well beyond the time that the body should have solidly turned to gluconeogenesis for providing blood sugar and fat for providing fuel.
6-Week Cure blog idea | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Glycogen is the short term storage form of glucose, but in a fast or a very low-carb diet glycogen is rapidly depleted.
The votes are in: Dissect it is! | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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Glycogen is utilized during the fat—burning process, but at a very slow rate.
ChiWalking Katherine Dreyer 2006
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