Biology A-Level
glycogenolysis
What glycogenolysis means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver, stimulated by both glucagon and adrenaline, which raises blood glucose concentration.
The breakdown of stored glycogen into glucose, which leaves liver cells and enters the blood, stimulated by glucagon and adrenaline.
The breakdown of glycogen, releasing glucose into the blood in liver cells and providing respiratory substrate in muscle cells.
The breakdown of stored glycogen into glucose.
Topics that use glycogenolysis
- Control of blood glucose concentration (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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