noun
- plural of glycogenesis; the metabolic process by which glucose is converted into glycogen for storage in the liver and muscles
Usage: technical/medical term; used in biochemistry and physiology contexts
Examples
- The liver regulates glycogeneses to maintain blood glucose levels after meals.
- During glycogeneses, excess glucose is stored as glycogen in hepatic cells.
- Understanding glycogeneses is essential for studying carbohydrate metabolism.
- Hormones like insulin promote glycogeneses in the fed state.
- Multiple glycogeneses pathways operate simultaneously in different tissues.