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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Glycogen]] is a [[Polysaccharide|complex carbohydrate]] found in the [[liver]] used to store [[glucose]].
===About Gylcogen===
: [[Glycogen]] is made in the [[liver]] by combining [[glucose]] [[molecule]]s into a chain.
: The [[liver]] makes [[glycogen]] which [[insulin]] is released into the [[blood]].
: The [[liver]] converts [[glycogen]] back into [[glucose]] when there is [[glucagon]] in the [[blood]].
===Meaning===
[[Glycogen]] is a [[Polysaccharide|complex carbohydrate]] found in the [[liver]] used to store [[glucose]].
===About Gylcogen===
: [[Glycogen]] is made in the [[liver]] by combining [[glucose]] [[molecule]]s into a chain.
: The [[liver]] makes [[glycogen]] which [[insulin]] is released into the [[blood]].
: The [[liver]] converts [[glycogen]] back into [[glucose]] when there is [[glucagon]] in the [[blood]].