glycogen

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Phosphorylating PGM1, which boosts their ability to store glycogen that can be broken down when needed, lets them to do just that.

From Scientific American

As for Grandma, her aging cells might be slow to use the calories at all, storing them instead as glycogen or fat.

From Scientific American

The girl in this study, named Ayla, has Pompe disease, which results when a child inherits from both parents a defective gene for an enzyme that breaks down glycogen, a form of starch.

From Science Magazine

The liver performs over 500 key functions in your body, including producing proteins that carry fat through the body, converting excess glucose into glycogen for storage and breaking down toxins like ammonia, among others.

From Salon

During each run, your body also depletes its stores of glycogen, a type of carbohydrate saved in the muscles and liver.

From New York Times