What is "glycogenesis"

Glycogeny \Gly*cog"e*ny\, Glycogenesis \Gly`co*gen"e*sis\, n. (Physiol.) The production or formation of sugar from gycogen, as in the liver.

n. (context biochemistry English) The synthesis of glycogen from glucose

1. n. the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose

2. the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand

Glycogenesis is the process of glycogen synthesis, in which glucose molecules are added to chains of glycogen for storage. This process is activated during rest periods following the Cori cycle, in the liver, and also activated by insulin in response to high glucose levels, for example after a carbohydrate-containing meal.