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MCQ
In the absence of oxygen, human muscle cells convert pyruvate into?
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A Ethanol
B Lactic acid
C Carbon dioxide
D Acetyl-CoA
Explanation

Muscle cells reduce pyruvate to lactic acid when oxygen is unavailable.

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