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What limits exercise during high-intensity aerobic exercise?

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  1. School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

    David Allen

  2. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden

    Håkan Westerblad

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Allen, D., Westerblad, H. What limits exercise during high-intensity aerobic exercise?. Eur J Appl Physiol 110, 661–662 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-010-1538-z

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