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Glycogen As A Role Of Quarters
a: Glycogen ~
b: a role of quarters
What: Glycogen, polymeric glucose, is like a roll of quarters and glucose is like an individual quarter. The body binds glucose molecules together to form glycogen. The analogy to coins is kinda like stacking quarters together to they can be put in a role of quarters for storage. There is an off/ on dynamics with glycogen/glucose. If there is excess glucose, some of it is bound to other glucose molecules to form glycogen. If glucose is need, as during exercise, glycogen is broken down to make glucose. This is sorta like taking from individual quarters from a role as you need to do laundry or make change.
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Writer: LucretiaGemanica
LCC: QD
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Date: Oct 30 2011 12:49 PM
# 1452 Critique Analogy
Off And On And On And Off......
a: Glycogen ~
b: storage battery
What: "Glycogen is like a storage battery
- charged when glucose is in excess
- discharged when glucose needed (fasting or exercise)
- Glycogen present as β particles, ~30 nm diameter with up to 60,000 glucose units"
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Writer: Les Lane
LCC:
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Date: May 8 2013 10:55 AM
# 3012 Critique Analogy
A Financial Analogy; Carbohydrates
a: Glycogen ~
b: an special interest savings account
What: "Glycogen is like an special interest savings account, higher interest, a bit less accessible, but often these sorts of accounts are limited as to how much you can squirrel away in them, like the ISA accounts in the United Kingdom. If a family runs short of cash, and its current account balance is low, it will first draw down the balance in these special accounts."
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Writer: Dr Hillary J Shaw
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 8 2013 11:01 AM
# 3013 Critique Analogy
Plants Like Animals?
a: Glycogen ~
b: amylopectin, but with more branches
What: "Amylopectin is amylose with a-1,6 branches. Glycogen is like amylopectin, but with more branches. Write a generalized structure for amylopectin showing one branch."
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Writer: Robert Warner Chambe
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Date: May 8 2013 11:06 AM
# 3014 Critique Analogy
a: glycogen degradation ~
b: pac man
What:
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Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 12 2016 3:42 PM
# 10187 Critique Analogy
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