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What is the primary function of glycogen in the body?
Which of the following statements about the structure of glycogen is correct?
Which of the following tissues can store the largest amount of glycogen?
What is the advantage of glycogen's highly branched structure?
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What is the limitation of glycogen storage in tissues?
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What is the role of UTP in glycogen synthesis?
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What is the primary role of UTP in the context of sugar metabolism?
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Which of the following statements about glycogen degradation is true?
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What is the fate of glucose-6-phosphate produced during glycogenolysis in muscle cells?
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Which enzymes are involved in the regulation of glycogen metabolism through allosteric control and covalent modification?
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What is the primary function of glucose-6-phosphatase in the context of glycogen metabolism?
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What are the potential consequences of glycogen storage diseases?
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