Cori cycle

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

Origin

Named after its discoverers, Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Cori.

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APA

Cori cycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cori%20cycle

MLA

“Cori cycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cori%20cycle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cori cycle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cori%20cycle.

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