When heart muscles cells are deprived of oxygen, the heart still pumps for some time. What must the heart cells be able to do?

A. derive sufficient energy from fermentation
B. remove oxygen from lactate
C. transform lactate back to pyruvate
D. remove lactate from the blood
E. continue aerobic metabolism when skeletal muscle cannot


Answer: A

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