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Descriptor
English
:
Glycogenolysis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Glucogenólisis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Glicogenólise
Synonyms
English
:
Glycogenolyses
Tree Number:
G02.111.158.625
G03.191.625
Definition
English
:
The release of
GLUCOSE
from
GLYCOGEN
by
GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE
(phosphorolysis). The released glucose-1-phosphate is then converted to
GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE
by
PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE
before entering
GLYCOLYSIS
.
Glycogenolysis
is stimulated by
GLUCAGON
or
EPINEPHRINE
via the activation of
PHOSPHORYLASE KINASE.
History Note
English
:
2006
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
ES
ethics
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
51242
Unique Identifier:
D050261
Occurrence in VHL
:
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