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The production or formation of sugar from gycogen, as in the liver.
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The process whereby the liver converts a portion of glucose to glycogen.
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the process by which many molecules of glucose combine to form the polymer called glycogen
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The synthesis of glycogen from glucose molecules.
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the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose
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the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand
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Glucogenesis The process by which glycogen is formed from glucose.
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The process by which glycogen is formed from glucose. See also: Glycogen.
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The process by which molecules of glucose combine to form a molecule called glycogen.
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Glycogenesis is the process of glycogen synthesis, in which glucose molecules are added to chains of glycogen. This process is activated by insulin in response to high glucose levels.
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