The Fact That Tumor Cells Depend, in Many Cases, on Glycolysis

question 82

Multiple Choice

The fact that tumor cells depend, in many cases, on glycolysis may reflect ________.

• A)the low metabolic requirements of cancer cells
• B)the high oxygen levels the cancer cells usually encounter
• C)an inadequate blood supply within the tumor
• D)muations in glycolytic enzyme-encoding genes

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