When an individual is exercising heavily and when the muscle becomes oxygen-deprived, muscle cells convert pyruvate to lactate. What happens to the lactate in skeletal muscle cells

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When an individual is exercising heavily and when the muscle becomes oxygen-deprived, muscle cells convert pyruvate to lactate. What happens to the lactate in skeletal muscle cells?

A. It is converted to NAD+.

B. It produces CO2 and water.

C. It is taken to the liver and converted back to pyruvate.

D. It reduces FADH2 to FAD+.

E. It is converted to alcohol.

Answer

C. It is taken to the liver and converted back to pyruvate