Research Articles
The Energy Within: How Your Muscles Refuel After Intense Exercise
Discover the fascinating science behind muscle glycogen recovery and supercompensation after intense exercise, including nutritional strategies for optimal performance.
Unlocking the Sugar Vault: How a Simple Sugar Molecule Directs Energy Storage
Discover how glucose metabolites collaborate with insulin to activate glycogen synthase and direct energy storage in fat cells.
The Sugar in Your Muscles: Unlocking the Secret to Exercise Energy
Explore the fascinating regulation of muscle glycogen during exercise - the molecular machinery that powers your movement and determines athletic performance.
Glycogen: The Trojan Horse of Cancer Cells
Exploring how glycogen metabolism plays a crucial role in the cancer microenvironment and provides new therapeutic targets for cancer treatment.
The Glycogen Switch: How Your Body's Energy Reserve Stays Perfectly Balanced
Discover how your body regulates glycogen metabolism through the fascinating interplay of glycogenin proteins GYG1 and GYG2.
The Liver's Secret Switchboard: How Your Body Controls Energy Storage
Discover how glucose, insulin, and glucocorticoids regulate glycogen synthesis in hepatocytes and maintain metabolic health.