During Strenuous Activity, Muscle Tissue Demands Large Quantities of ATP

question 50

Essay

During strenuous activity, muscle tissue demands large quantities of ATP, compared with resting muscle. In white skeletal muscle (in contrast with red muscle), ATP is produced almost exclusively by fermentation of glucose to lactate. If a person had white muscle tissue devoid of the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase, how would this affect his or her metabolism at rest and during strenuous exercise?

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