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  • Title: Blood lactate threshold differences between arterialized and venous blood.
    Author: Robergs RA, Chwalbinska-Moneta J, Mitchell JB, Pascoe DD, Houmard J, Costill DL.
    Journal: Int J Sports Med; 1990 Dec; 11(6):446-51. PubMed ID: 2286483.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between lactate thresholds determined from venous and arterialized blood. Seven endurance-trained college males performed an incremental bicycle ergometer exercise test until exhaustion. At the end of each 3 min stage, blood was sampled simultaneously from a hyperemized ear-lobe and an antecubital vein for the measurement of blood lactate (La-). Two-minute rest intervals separated each stage. Arterialized blood La-concentrations ([La-]) were significantly higher than venous blood at 350 W (14.5 and 9.7 mmol.l-1), maximal exercise (15.5 and 11.39 mmol.l-1), and throughout recovery. Arterialized [La-] was significantly higher than venous blood at the onset of blood La- accumulation (OBLA) (4.0 and 2.8 +/- 0.1 mmol.l-1), the individual anaerobic threshold (IAT) (3.4 +/- 0.3 and 2.1 +/- 0.1 mmol.l-1), and the ventilatory threshold (VT) (4.7 +/- 0.9 and 3.2 +/- 0.6 mmol.l-1). No significant differences were found between either La-threshold for arterialized or venous blood. The oxygen consumption (VO2) at OBLA was significantly lower when determined from arterialized blood La (2.3 +/- 0.2 and 2.8 +/- 0.2 l.min-1). No significant differences existed between the LT, OBLA, and IAT threshold-VO2 determinations from arterialized blood; however, significant differences were found between IAT-OBLA (2.1 +/- 0.2 and 2.8 +/- 0.2 l.min-1) and LT (2.2 +/- 0.2 l.min-1)-OBLA from venous blood. These results indicate that differences between venous and arterialized blood [La-] need to be considered when comparing different anaerobic threshold determinations.
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