Cori cycle
Muscle-liver glucose exchange
The Cori cycle is the metabolic pathway in which lactate produced by muscles during anaerobic exercise travels to the liver, gets converted back to glucose, and returns to muscles for energy.
Named for biochemists Carl and Gerty Cori, it allows muscles to function when oxygen is limited: The Cori cycle helps clear lactic acid after a sprint.
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Fibers tensing and shortening
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- oxygen debtPost-exercise recovery requirement
- blood glucoseSugar level in bloodstream
insulin · glucagon · homeostasis · glucose homeostasis · energy demand · sprint · ischemia · hypoxia
Reaction-speeding proteins
- phosphoenolpyruvateGlycolysis's penultimate metabolite
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- NADHElectron-carrying coenzyme
- cofactorsEnzyme-assisting molecules
Illness affecting blood-filtering organ
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- critical illnessPotentially fatal health condition
Power used by activity
- energy transferPower moving between systems
- bioenergeticsStudy of biological energy
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
- energy balanceIntake versus expenditure ratio
lactate
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- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- muscleContractile body tissue
- pyruvateThree-carbon acid from glycolysis
glucose · hepatic · anaerobic · oxygen debt
muscle contraction
Fibers tensing and shortening
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- oxygen debtPost-exercise recovery requirement
blood glucose · insulin · glucagon · homeostasis · glucose homeostasis · energy demand · sprint · ischemia · hypoxia · liver function
enzymes
Reaction-speeding proteins
- phosphoenolpyruvateGlycolysis's penultimate metabolite
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- NADHElectron-carrying coenzyme
liver disease
Illness affecting blood-filtering organ
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- critical illnessPotentially fatal health condition
energy expenditure
Power used by activity
- energy transferPower moving between systems
- bioenergeticsStudy of biological energy
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
- Biochemical Pathwaysbeta-oxidation, fatty acid synthesis, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, lipogenesis
cycle, metabolic, biochemical, glycolysis, metabolize, lactic acid