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Define the following terms. (i) Glygog...

Define the following terms.
(i) Glygogenolysis.
(ii) Gluconeogenesis.

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(i) Glucagon is a potent hyperglycaemic hormone that acts on the liver and promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose (Gluconeogenesis).
(ii) Synthesis of glucose from lactic acid and from non-carbohydrate molecules (gluconeogenesis).
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