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

For every liter of oxygen you use, you use about 4.82 calories of energy from glycogen or fat.

From Washington Post

“Think of muscle as a storage bin for glucose. Glucose is glycogen, which is the stored form of sugar,” he says.

From Washington Post

Today, scientists know genetic mutations cause abnormal glycogen, a form of sugar, and result in damaging aggregates, or clumps, called Lafora bodies.

From Washington Post

A longer than normal fasting period each night allows you to burn through some of your sugar stores, called glycogen.

From Seattle Times