<span>Glycogen is a vital emergency fuel for heart muscle. Glycogen acts as an energy source for the body. If your body has extra glucose it is stored in the liver or muscles, so that it can be used at another time. Glycogen stores glucose and both humans and other animals have it.</span>
glycogen is vital emergency fuel for heart. glycogen is a polymer of glucose that is a storage form carbohydrate in animals. it synthesized from the excess glucose by the enzyme glycogen synthase and stored in hepatocytes and cardiomyocytes. in case of angina attack in the heart glycogen stored in cardiac muscle helps the heart to survive for a duration of about 40-60 seconds.
