glycogen granule

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A granule of glycogen occurring in a cell as an alpha granule or a beta granule.

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Glycogen is also stored in the muscles, where it is oxidized to release energy when the muscles are exercised.
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This blood is very rich in food materials, and from it the cells of the liver take out sugars to form glycogen.
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These pass through the liver, where, as we have seen, sugar is taken from the blood and stored as glycogen.
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Horse flesh is detected by testing for glycogen, which is present in it in larger quantities than in other meats.
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It is lobate in form and is divided by lines into areas in each of which a deeply-stained granule is situated.
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