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Glycogen Storage

Meaning

The essential biochemical process by which excess glucose molecules are polymerized and stored in the form of glycogen, a highly branched polysaccharide, primarily within the liver and skeletal muscle tissues. This mechanism serves as the body’s principal short-term energy reserve, allowing for the rapid release of glucose into the bloodstream or for local muscle use when immediate energy demands increase. Hormones like insulin and glucagon tightly regulate this critical homeostatic process.