How is glucose stored in skeletal muscle? Why cannot glucose be released from skeletal muscles to maintain blood glucose concent

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Veronika [31]

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How is glucose stored in skeletal muscle? Why cannot glucose be released from skeletal muscles to maintain blood glucose concent

ration?

Biology

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Sergio [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-19T03:29:09+03:00

Answer:

In skeletal muscles with low glycogen, glucose will be stored as muscles glycogen.

Skeletal muscles are unable to release glucose because muscles lack glucose 6 phosphatase. Also, muscles glycogen is mainly a local energy substrate for exercise, rather than an energy source to maintain glucose concentration during fasting.