What is Glycogen?
[[File:Glycogen.png|thumb|Structure of Glycogen]] '''Glycogen''' is a [[polysaccharide]] that is the principal storage form of [[glucose]] in animal [[cell]]s. Glycogen is found in the form of [[granule]]s in the [[cytosol]] in many cell types, and plays an important role in the [[glucose]] cycle. Glycogen forms an energy reserve that can be quickly mobilized to meet a sudden need for glucose, but one that is less compact than the energy reserves of [[triglycerides]]. Only the glycogen stored in the [[liver]] can be made accessible to other organs. ==Related pages== * [[Metabolism]] == Other websites == * [http://www.histochem.net/protocol%20periodic%20acid%20schiff.htm Glycogen detection using Periodic Acid Schiff Staining] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127094230/http://www.histochem.net/protocol%20periodic%20acid%20schiff.htm |date=2007-01-27 }} [[Category:Carbohydrates]] [[Category:Organic compounds]]