# glycogen catabolic process

> The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycogen, a polydisperse, highly branched glucan composed of chains of D-glucose residues

**Wikidata**: [Q680603](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q680603)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycogenolysis)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/glycogen-catabolic-process


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