Why does exercise terminate at the maximal lactate steady state intensity?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 528-533

  Baron, Bertrand ^a,b   Noakes, T D ^c   Dekerle, J ^b   Moullan, F ^a   Robin, S ^d   Matran, R ^d   Pelayo, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ADULT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BREATHING RATE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TEST; EXHAUSTION; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; OSMOLALITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STEADY STATE; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 54249098782     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.040444     Document Type: Article

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