Plasma lactate accumulation is reduced during incremental exercise in untrained women compared with untrained men

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-96

  Sargent, Charli ^a   Scroop, Garry C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endurance performance; Lactate threshold; Sex; V O2peak

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATHING RATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34548274447     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0477-9     Document Type: Article

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