糖とう原げん質しつ

noun

glycogen

Biochemistry term for the polysaccharide that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi. The more common term is グリコーゲン.

See also: グリコーゲン

• 糖とう原げん質しつは肝かん臓ぞうと筋きん肉にくに蓄たくわえられる。

  Glycogen is stored in the liver and muscles.