glycogen catabolic process

I. Involved cell types

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No. of supported studies
Group 14 studies
Group 25 studies
Group 35 studies
Group 412 studies

II. Literature review

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Nameglycogen catabolic process
IDGO_0005980
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Biological process

Exact synonym

glycogen breakdown, glycogen catabolism, glycogen degradation, glycogenolysis

Description

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycogen, a polydisperse, highly branched glucan composed of chains of D-glucose residues.

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