GLYCOGENIC Definition & Meaning

glycogenic

[ glahy-kuh-jen-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Biochemistry.

of or relating to glycogen.
glycogenetic.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of glycogenic¹

First recorded in 1855–60; glycogen + -ic

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In seeking for the fountain-head of diabetic sugar, it is found that the liver is the great glycogenic, or sugar-originating factory of the body.

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His studies on the glycogenic functions of the liver opened the way for the modern fruitful researches on the internal secretions of the various glands.

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