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Lactate and Oxygen Debt: An Introduction

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The relationship of the formation of lactate acid to skeletal muscle energy release in exercising humans was first explored by A.V. Hill and co-workers (21, 22). The term “oxygen debt” was suggested by them to describe the excess oxygen consumption of recovery which they felt was closely related. A combination of their work and the earlier work of Krogh and Lindhard (35) resulted at that time in the belief that a certain amount of energy release during the transition from rest to exercise was provided by a non-aerobic source, glycolysis. The resulting accumulation of lactic acid (as lactate) in the body required an extra consumption during recovery for its oxidative removal.

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Knuttgen, H.G. (1971). Lactate and Oxygen Debt: An Introduction. In: Pernow, B., Saltin, B. (eds) Muscle Metabolism During Exercise. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4609-8_32

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