When there is a high level of Insulin in the blood stream, glucagon makes (how d

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When there is a high level of Insulin in the blood stream, glucagon makes (how does is he make?) the liver convert glycogen to glucose (the proccess is called glycogenolysis?), which increases the level of insulin in the bloodstream

when insulin level are high in the bloodstream, glucagon makes (again, how?) the liver convert glucose to glycogen and store it (in glucogenesis?)

so I got to this conclusion.. am I getting it right? could you explain what glycolgenolysis and glucogenesis are? I mixed them up with glycolysis and gluconeogenesis and tried to come up with something to clear it up for me, hence what I wrote :-/

Explanation / Answer

Basically when there is decreased in secretion of insuline and marked increase in glucagon secretion, it activate liver to break down glycogen and start glucogeogenesis.(formation of glucose)

Glycolysis is breakdown of glucose molecule to release energy.

Glycogenolysis is breakdown of glycogen to glucose.

Glycogenesis is formation of glycogen from glucose.it stimulated by insulin. Insulin facilitates uptake of glucose into muscle cells.

But insuline inhibits glycogenolysis as it stimulated by glucagon.

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