When a runner or other long-distance athlete hits the "wall," the individual is experiencing oxygen debt in muscle cells. In those cells, the pyruvate generated in glycolysis would be expected to be converted to
A) fat.
B) lactic acid.
C) glucose.
D) carbon dioxide.
E) water.
B
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