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An increased base binding power of the blood induced by alkali administration to subjects performing a supramaximal exercise has no appreciable effect neither on the maximal performance time nor on the total amount of lactic acid or its rate of appearance in blood.
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This work has been supported by a grant from the Italian National Research Council. Thanks are due also to “Laboratory Glaxo, S.p.A.” for facilities and financial support in the course of the experiments.
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Margaria, R., Aghemo, P. & Sassi, G. Effect of alkalosis on performance and lactate formation in supramaximal exercise. Int. Z. Angew. Physiol. Einschl. Arbeitsphysiol. 29, 215–223 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01100533
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