glycogen
glycogen
Definition
gly·co·gen (glī′kə jən, -jen′)
glycogen
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- replenish: The protein for muscle growth, and the carbs to replenish the glycogen depleted from your workout.
- deplete: The protein for muscle growth, and the carbs to replenish the glycogen depleted from your workout.
- burn: How do I get my body burning the fat for stamina or must it burn the glycogen?
- store: As well as storing glycogen, the liver helps control the level of glucose in the blood.
- replace: This is the time to replace glycogen used during the event.
- use: This is the time to replace glycogen used during the event.
Adjective modifier
- enough: For instance, could such a contribution lead to the saving of enough glycogen to power a winning burst for the finish line?
- more: The longer duration of exercise the more glycogen that is essentially burned.
Modifies a noun
- phosphorylase: In this way, the activity of glycogen phosphorylase can be finely balanced.
- synthase: Recent studies are also pointing to a role for glycogen synthase kinase 3 in the mammalian clock.
- resynthesis: Current research is also indicating that the inclusion of creatine to carbohydrate and protein may enhance glycogen resynthesis further.
- depletion: A good number of the marathon runners on Sunday would have faced a similar state of glycogen depletion.
- replenishment: Research suggests that aerobic performance following recovery is related to the degree of muscle glycogen replenishment.
- synthesis: The cAMP cascade has the opposite effect on glycogen synthesis.
Noun used with modifier
- muscle: The sugar is turned into muscle glycogen for tomorrow's run.
- liver: Liver glycogen is what gives our bodies the energy to live out our day to day lives.
Preposition: in
- liver: It also inhibits the breakdown of glycogen in the liver.
- muscle: Then there's the fact that your body stores energy in all sorts of forms, glycogen in the muscles for one.
Preposition: for
- energy: The amino acids are then synthesized into proteins or stored as fat or glycogen for energy.
Preposition: per
- gram: The total is 402 umol glycogen per gram of muscle, which is nearly four times the normal concentration of glycogen stored in muscle.
Browse dictionary entries near glycogen
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