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What happens when there is a build-up of lactic acid in muscles?


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Anaerobic respiration in muscle cells:

  1. The cellular respiration process that happens without O2 is known as anaerobic respiration.
  2. Lactate dehydrogenase converts pyruvic acid to lactic acid in muscles during exercise when oxygen is insufficient for cellular respiration.

Muscle cramps are caused by an accumulation of lactic acid in the muscles.


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