The Role of Glycogen in Blood Cells

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IN mammalian biology glycogen is most widely known as a major constituent of liver and a prominent feature of skeletal muscle. Less appreciated is the fact that many specialized cells contain glycogen — for example, such widely diverse cells as goblet cells of the intestinal mucosa, chondrocytes, endometrial cells, fat cells and blood cells. The function of glycogen in liver is to maintain the blood sugar at relatively constant levels, and glycogen in muscle supplies the necessarily large amounts of energy for sustained contraction. The exact function of glycogen in many other specialized cells is unknown, and detailed study of . . .

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