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Postby rturu » Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:35 pm

Are there any other body tissues apart from muscles and body fat that store glycogen?
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Postby miloshic » Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:04 am

Liver.
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Postby MrMistery » Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:44 am

body fat doesn't store basically any glycogen. It stores fat. hence the name
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Postby mparr » Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:34 pm

When the glycogen stores of muscle & the liver are used up, fat is used as energy
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