Pasteur effect
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Louis Pasteur who first described the effect in 1857.
Noun[edit]
Pasteur effect (plural Pasteur effects)
- (biochemistry) The phenomenon in which the cellular presence of oxygen causes in cells a decrease in the rate of glycolysis and also a suppression of lactate accumulation.
Further reading[edit]
- Pasteur effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia