Talk:Glycogen/to do


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 * glycogen with starch in plants, and explain why glycogen is more effective for animals and starch more effective in plants.
 * glycogen storage with that of fats - a little more on how fats store the majority of calories and contain more energy per unit weight, but aren't as effecient when energy is needed quickly. Also mention that excess food is stored in adipose tissue once glycogen stores are maximized.
 * Larger summaries of the breakdown and synthesis
 * Explain why glucose can't be stored in its raw form
 * Consider changing the statement "...the glycogen they [skeletal muscle cells] store is available solely for internal use and is not shared with other cells." The following references suggest that in the state of long term fasting or starvation, there is a mechanism for the cell to export lactate to the blood stream that can be converted to glucose by the liver. See: Kerndt PR, Naughton JL, Driscoll CE, et al: Fasting: The history, pathophysiology and complications (Medical Progress). West J Med 1982 Nov; 137:379-399. This paper also references two other papers: Saudek CD, Felig P: The metabolic events of starvation. Am J Med 1976 Jan; 6(0:117-126 and Cahill GF Jr: Starvation in man. N Engl J Med 1976 Mar 19; 282:668-675 KJShumway (talk) 11:25, 18 July 2015 (UTC)