Before revision: In this condition, cancer cells take up glucose at an increased rate, while only a part of the carbohydrate backbones is metabolized in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle (or citric acid cycle).
After revision: Glucose uptake and metabolism in cancer cells Cancer cells take up glucose at an increased rate, while only a part of the carbohydrate backbones is metabolized in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle (or citric acid cycle).