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glycogenolysis

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glycogenolysis [′glī·kə·jə′näl·ə·səs]
(biochemistry)
The metabolic breakdown of glycogen.


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Adrenaline is a vasopressor that increases cardiac output and glycogenolysis.
As the rate of glycogenolysis is regulated by glycogen phosphorylase (GP), inhibition of this key enzyme may constitute a therapeutic option for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Application of the aforementioned explanation of fixed recruitment during EMS would allow for the increased glycogenolysis to be explained by metabolic factors rather than by recruitment patterns.
 
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