The liver performs over 500 key functions in your body, including producing proteins that carry fat through the body, ...

DURING starvation, glycogenolysis is associated with the release of the enzymes phosphorylase and glycogen synthetase from insoluble granules into the cytoplasm. This event is accompanied by a ...

A new study reveals that even low-dose, chronic exposure to air pollution can trigger liver inflammation, fibrosis, and metabolic disruptions, increasing the risk of fatty liver disease and other ...

Glycogen storage disease (GSD) refers to a group of rare genetic conditions that affect how the body stores and breaks down glycogen. The most common type is type I, also called von Gierke disease ...

Lactic acid is taken to the liver by the blood, and either: oxidised to carbon dioxide and water, or converted to glucose, then glycogen - glycogen levels in the liver and muscles can then be ...

You can’t completely stock your muscles and liver with glycogen in just a single meal, which is why Ryan recommends that you start carb loading two or three days before your race. As you’re on ...

Methods: Glycogen content and activity of muscle enzymes with regulatory functions in glycogen synthesis were examined. Results: Testosterone treatment increased glycogen content of extensor digitorum ...