Geographic Concepts. The Census Bureauâs urban-rural classification is fundamentally a delineation of geographical areas, identifying both individual urban areas and the rural areas of the nation.
Glycogen is a polysaccharide molecule stored in animal cells along with water and used as a source of energy. When broken down in the body, it is transformed into glucose, an important source of energy for animals. In animals, it plays a role similar to that played by starch in plants.
1. glycogen-one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body. animal starch. polyose, polysaccharide-any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules.Translations. [ËglaÉªkÉÊdÊen] N â glicogeno glicÃ³geno. m. glycogen-one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body. animal starch. polyose, polysaccharide-any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules. Translations. [ËglaÉªkÉÊdÊen] N â glicogeno glicÃ³geno. m