Talk:Cori cycle
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The cori cycle is similar to the alanine cycle in that the requirement of energy causes molecules in the muscle to be broken down and the resulting residues are then sent to the liver for restoration to pyruvate (and usually then to glucose). However the cori cycle is initiated by the anaerobic oxidation of pyruvate in response to exercise (carbohydrate metabolism) and the resulting high blood lactic acid concentrations, whereas the alanine cycle is initiated by the body degrading protein stores (protein metabolism) to the amino acids alanine and glutamine in order to maintain blood glucose levels when no glucose is available in the diet and the glycogen stores have been exhausted. The reasons behind each are different though organs and final products involved are similar. The methods can be compared but should not be merged as they ARE different pathways involving different intermediates.
Agreed, I don't think this is a candidate for a merger without further reasoning - unless that merged was into a more general article. Orchid Righteous 11:06, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
