The role of glycogen phosphorylase in glycogen biogenesis in skeletal muscle after exercise

Initially it was believed that phosphorylase was responsible for both glycogen breakdown and synthesis in the living cell. The discovery of glycogen synthase and McArdle's disease (lack of phosphorylase activity), together with the high Pi/glucose 1-P ratio in skeletal muscle, demonstrated that...

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Main Author: Abram Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-03-01
Series:Sports Medicine and Health Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666337622000646