Embden-Meyerhof pathway

Emb·den-Mey·er·hof pathway (mdn-mr-hf)

n.

The anaerobic metabolic pathway by which glucose, especially the glycogen in human muscle, is converted to lactic acid.

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Embden-Meyerhof pathway

the series of enzymatic reactions in the anaerobic conversion of glucose to lactic acid, resulting in energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).