Last Word on Point:Counterpoint: The major limitation to exercise performance in COPD is 1) inadequate energy supply to the respiratory and locomotor muscles, 2) lower limb muscle dysfunction, 3) dynamic hyperinflation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 764-

  Debigaré, Richard ^a   Maltais, François ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG MUSCLE; LETTER; MUSCLE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BREATHING MECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; LEG; METABOLISM; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES;

EID: 53449100322     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90758.2008     Document Type: Letter

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