Glycogen Phosphorylase, Muscle Form

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Glycogen Phosphorylase, Muscle Form


An isoenzyme of GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE that catalyzes the degradation of GLYCOGEN in muscle. Mutation of the gene coding this enzyme is the cause of McArdle disease (GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE V).


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