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 is converted to alcohol.
E) It reduces FADH2 to FAD+.
Answer: C