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A reduced cerebral metabolic ratio in exercise reflects metabolism and not accumulation of lactate within the human brain

  1. Mads K. Dalsgaard1,
  2. Bjørn Quistorff2,
  3. Else R. Danielsen3,
  4. Christian Selmer1,
  5. Thomas Vogelsang1,
  6. Niels H. Secher1

Article first published online: 12 JAN 2004

DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.055053

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The Journal of Physiology

The Journal of Physiology

Volume 554, Issue 2, pages 571–578, January 2004

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Dalsgaard, M. K., Quistorff, B., Danielsen, E. R., Selmer, C., Vogelsang, T. and Secher, N. H. (2004), A reduced cerebral metabolic ratio in exercise reflects metabolism and not accumulation of lactate within the human brain. The Journal of Physiology, 554: 571–578. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.055053

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  1. 1

    Department of Anaesthesia, The Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Rigshospitalet

  2. 2

    Department of Radiology, The Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Rigshospitalet

  3. 3

    Department of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

*Corresponding author M. Dalsgaard: Department of Anaesthesia, Rigshospitalet 2041, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.  Email: madskda@tiscali.dk

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  1. Issue published online: 12 JAN 2004
  2. Article first published online: 12 JAN 2004
  3. (Resubmitted 11 September 2003; accepted after revision 3 November 2003; first published online 7 November 2003)

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