The Cori Cycle Is

question 3

Multiple Choice

The Cori cycle is:

• A)the conversion of lactate to pyruvate in skeletal muscle to drive glycogen synthesis.
• B)the interconversion between glycogen and glucose l-phosphate.
• C)the production of lactate from glucose in peripheral tissues with the resynthesis of glucose from lactate in liver.
• D)the synthesis of alanine from pyruvate in skeletal muscle and the synthesis of pyruvate from alanine in liver.
• E)the synthesis of urea in liver and degradation of urea to carbon dioxide and ammonia by bacteria in the gut.

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