"Cori cycle" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after its discoverers, Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Cori. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cori cycle
  1. The metabolic pathway in which lactate produced by anaerobic glycolysis in the muscles moves to the liver and is converted to glucose, which then returns to the muscles and is metabolized back to lactate. Wikipedia link: Cori cycle

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