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glycogenolysis
(redirected from muscle glycogenolysis)

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glycogenolysis /gly·co·ge·nol·y·sis/ (-jĕ-nol´ĭ-sis) the splitting up of glycogen in the liver, yielding glucose.glycogenolyt´ic
gly·co·gen·ol·y·sis (glk-j-nl-ss)
n.
The hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose.

glyco·geno·lytic (-jn-ltk) adj.

Glycogenolysis
The process of tearing-down a glycogen molecule to free up glucose.

glycogenolysis
[glī′kōjenol′isis]
Etymology: Gk, glykys + genein + lysis, loosening
the breakdown of glycogen to glucose.

glycogenolysis [gli″ko-jĕ-nol´ĭ-sis]
the splitting up of glycogen in the liver, yielding glucose.

glycogenolysis (gli´kōjēnol´isis),
n the formation of blood glucose by hydrolysis of stored liver glycogen.

glycogenolysis
the splitting up of glycogen in the liver or muscle, yielding glucose-1-phosphate.

muscle glycogenolysis
metabolic process under the regulatory control of adrenergic hormones or calcium ions for providing a rapid supply of ATP for muscle contraction and movement, particular for type II fibers. See also glycogen phosphorylase.


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