Term Name: glycogen metabolic process
Synonyms: glycogen metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycogen, a polydisperse, highly branched glucan composed of chains of D-glucose residues in alpha-(1->4) glycosidic linkage, joined together by alpha-(1->6) glycosidic linkages.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0005977]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: glycogen debranching enzyme activity
is a type of: energy reserve metabolic process glucan metabolic process
has subtype: glycogen biosynthetic process glycogen catabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of glycogen metabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of glycogen metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of glycogen metabolic process