Questions and Answers
Where is glycogen mainly found in the body?
Liver and muscle
Which body tissue has the highest specific content of glycogen?
Liver
Why is the total glycogen stored in muscle greater than that of liver?
Muscle has a greater total mass than liver
Why is muscle glycogen not generally available to other tissues?
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What is considered the main buffer of blood glucose levels?
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What is the enzyme that converts glucose-6-phosphate into glucose in the liver?
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Why can't glucose-6-phosphate be turned into glucose in the muscles?
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What is the process that uses glucose-6-phosphate to generate energy for the muscles?
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