The Cori Cycle Is The

question 81

Multiple Choice

The Cori cycle is the:

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

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