Mr Rayon Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 After a heart attack, people often have small amounts of lactate in the blood, which comes from the injured heart muscle. Suggest an explanation for this observation. Well, I know that during anaerobic respiration lactic acid or lactate (for what I presume is the same thing) is produced as a by-product of respiration. However I fail to see the connection here? I don't really want to assume things which I am not sure of. Any help will be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeroll Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 This strikes me as a homework question, so I'm not going to explicitly answer it. But here's a great whopping hint: Myocardial infarction (MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart is interrupted. What does blood carry, amongst other things? Kaeroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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