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| * So muscle tissue cannot directly contribute for blood glucose, it's need help of liver enzyme for coversion from glucose - 6 phosphate to glucose. | * So muscle tissue cannot directly contribute for blood glucose, it's need help of liver enzyme for coversion from glucose - 6 phosphate to glucose. | ||
| * Glucose-6-phosphate undergoes glycolysis in muscle tissue to produce ATP for muscle contraction | * Glucose-6-phosphate undergoes glycolysis in muscle tissue to produce ATP for muscle contraction | ||
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| + | * Muscle does not contain glucose 6 phosphatase enzyme thus glycogen can not be converted into free glucose and released into circulation. | ||
| + | * Unlike muscle glycogen, Liver glycogen has glucose 6 phosphatase serves as storage and can be converted into free glucose and released into blood circulation and maintain blood glucose levels. | ||