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Cori cycle - Definition |
| Related Words: Af, Dc, Hf, Hz, Mf, O, Rf, Vlf, Aeon, Age, Annulus, Areola |
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The Cori cycle refers to the recyclic of lactate or lactic acid by the liver. When the ATP needs of a cell outpace its oxygen supply, muscle cells produce ATP through lactic acid fermentation. This permits the regeneration of NAD+ so glycolysis can continue. The lactate diffuses into the blood and is taken up by the liver, which converts it back to pyruvate and then glucose (via gluconeogenesis). This glucose circulates in the blood, where it can be used by muscles if needed or stored as glycogen. This cycle allows the body to continue focusing exclusively on producing ATP while another organ, the liver, handles the lactate produced.
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Example Usage of cycle |
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RonPaulNews: LRC Blog: More good fruit from the internet’s destruction of the old news cycle http://bit.ly/78t5Yn |
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Lennartvand: @NadineOom k heb al eens een cycle droom gehad! (een dat ik door de wekker heen sliep droom) |
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delasrozales: @jey_skye No, I mean, I can make calls at like 40 something cents a minute. New billing cycle in another day. |
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