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TI

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on: Jun 12, 2013
When an individual is exercising heavily and when the muscle becomes oxygen-deprived, muscle cells convert pyruvate to lactate. What happens to the lactate in skeletal muscle cells?
A) It is converted to NAD+.
B) It produces CO2 and water.
C) It is taken to the liver and converted back to pyruvate.
D) It reduces FADH2 to FAD+.
E) It is converted to alcohol.


coco

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Reply #1 on: Jun 13, 2013
Definitely C. 100 percent certain ;)


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TI

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Reply #2 on: Jun 17, 2013
Marking this solved, thanks Coco :D


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