Changes in blood lactate and pyruvate concentrations and the lactate-to-pyruvate ratio during the lactate minimum speed test

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-225

  Carter, Helen ^a   Jones, Andrew M ^b   Doust, Jonathan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endurance capacity; La eta te to pyruvate ratio; Lactate threshold; Pyruvate

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLISM; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0034085560     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404100365117     Document Type: Article

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