However, this appears likely only when lactate levels are very high.

Elevated lactate levels are only one of many changes that occur within and around muscle cells during intense exercise that can lead to fatigue.

And an increase in muscle blood flow is thought to reduce lactate levels.

His lactate level taken immediately afterward was an exceedingly low 5.0 (5 millimoles per liter of blood).

When a patient has rising lactate levels for example, understanding why this happens - elegantly elucidated by the Krebs cycle - is essential.

Teaching students that a rising lactate level might indicate traumatic injury fails to appreciate the deeper knowledge that being a doctor requires.

If lactate levels are less than 35 mg/dl and the person has not previously received antibiotics then this may rule out bacterial meningitis.

They only washed out their peripheral tissues occasionally, when lactate levels got too high.

Researchers who have examined lactate levels immediately following exercise found little correlation with the level of muscle soreness felt a few days later.