Human Physiology
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Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
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Chapter 5, Problem 8RA
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The site of conversion of glycogen into glucose-6-phosphate.
Introduction:
The excess of glucose in the blood is stored in the liver in the form of glycogen and the process is known as glycogenesis. When there is a shortage of glucose, the glycogen is broken down into free glucose units that are released into the blood and the process is called glycogenolysis.
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