Lactate-The bad boy of metabolism, or simply misunderstood?

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 71-76

  Handy, Jonathan ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buffer; Critical illness; Critically ill; Hyperlactataemia; Lactate; Lactic acid; Metabolism; Shuttle; Stewart; Theorem

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERLACTATEMIA; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; TRAINING;

EID: 33748433927     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cacc.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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