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glycogen granule

Known as: glycogen particle 
Cytoplasmic bead-like structures of animal cells, visible by electron microscope. Each granule is a functional unit with the biosynthesis and… Expand
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2016
Review
2016
Glycogen metabolism in humans☆☆☆
In the human body, glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose stored mainly in the liver and the skeletal muscle that supplies… Expand
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Muscle glycogen stores and fatigue.
  Studies performed at the beginning of the last century revealed the importance of carbohydrate as a fuel during exercise, and… Expand
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Review
2011
Review
2011
Energy sensing by the AMP-activated protein kinase and its effects on muscle metabolism.
The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a sensor of cellular energy status, and a regulator of energy balance at both the… Expand
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Review
2010
Review
2010
The regulation of muscle glycogen: the granule and its proteins.
Despite decades of studying muscle glycogen in many metabolic situations, surprisingly little is known regarding its regulation… Expand
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Regulation of muscle glycogen synthase phosphorylation and kinetic properties by insulin, exercise, adrenaline and role in insulin resistance
In mammals, excess carbohydrate is stored as glycogen and glycogen synthase is the enzyme that incorporates glucose units into… Expand
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Novel aspects of skeletal muscle glycogen and its regulation during rest and exercise.
Although it is often viewed as a homogenous substrate, glycogen is comprised of individual granules or 'glycosomes' that vary in… Expand
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Organizing glucose disposal: emerging roles of the glycogen targeting subunits of protein phosphatase-1.
Glucose is stored in mammalian tissues in the form of glycogen. Glycogen levels are markedly reduced in liver or muscle cells of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Identification of Binding Sites on Protein Targeting to Glycogen for Enzymes of Glycogen Metabolism*
The activation of protein phosphastase-1 (PP1) by insulin plays a critical role in the regulation of glycogen metabolism. PTG is… Expand
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2000
2000
Activation of direct and indirect pathways of glycogen synthesis by hepatic overexpression of protein targeting to glycogen.
Glycogen-targeting subunits of protein phosphatase-1, such as protein targeting to glycogen (PTG), direct the phosphatase to the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Control of phosphorylase activity in a muscle glycogen particle. I. Isolation and characterization of the protein-glycogen complex.
Abstract A fraction containing a protein-glycogen complex was obtained from rabbit muscle by different procedures involving acid… Expand
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