glycogen

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body

Borrowed from French glycogène.

In other words, it is the production of glycogen which will regulate the consumption by the nerves and muscles. — Creative Evolution, Bergson, Henri
The parenchymal cells exhibit markedly granular cytoplasm indicating high glycogen content which is characteristic of the “liver biopsy pattern” of sudden death. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission

animal starch

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