alleryStart learning →Under anaerobic conditions, what does glucose breakdown give in skeletal muscle?
ACitric acid
BPyruvic acid
CAcetic acid
DLactic acid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Lactic acid
Without oxygen, the glucose pathway in skeletal muscle ends in lactic acid.
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