No. Insulin converts glucose into glycogen for storage in the body. Glucagon converts glycogen into glucose.
(it's the various cells in the body that do the conversion in either case, insulin and glucagon are hormones that induce the shift in the metabolism.)
Glucagon,which is secreted by the pancreas gland in humans is responsible for converting glycogen to glucose.
there are 2 hormones that could convert glycogen to glucose. Glucagon and epinephrine. Glucagon promotes glycogen degradation. Epinephrine promotes glycogen degradation and inhibits glucogen synthesis.
Sympathetic nerve stimulation activates alpha adrenergic receptors to produce what is probably a cyclic AMP independent, Ca++ dependent activation of glycogen phosphorylase. Evidence suggests that phosphorylase 'a' is activated by inhibition of phosphorylase phosphatase and perhaps by activation of phosphorylase kinase. in fight and flight sympathetic stimulate glocagone hormone and inhibit insulin then cause to release glucose in blood by break glycogen.
Insulin does not break down glycogen. Rather, insulin convert glucose into glycogen which is then stored in the liver.
Yes. Glycogen can be and is converted into glucose in your body.
No. The reverse is true. That is the function of the hormone glucagon.
Mostly in the liver and muscle.
It is stored in the liver as glycogen. It is converted into glycogen by insulin.
Glycogen is a long branched chain of glucose so when catabolized it will be converted to glucose.
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Yes, one of the functions of hepatocytes is to store glycogen. This can be converted to glucose if the need arises.
name of the process by which glycogen is converted to pyruvate
It is stored in the liver as glycogen. It is converted into glycogen by insulin.
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Glycogen is a long branched chain of glucose so when catabolized it will be converted to glucose.
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Glycogen synthesis is an endergonic reaction that utilizes UTP to form UDP-glucose. UDP-glucose is then turned into glycogen by the glycogen synthase enzyme.
in the human body exces glucose enters anabolic pathways and may be converted into glycogen or what
Glycogen is a storage of energy within the body, and glucose is the primary form of energy