| No effect of menstrual cycle phase on lactate threshold. | |
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PMID: 14600163 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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No previous exercise studies in women have assessed the effects of the normal menstrual cycle on the lactate threshold (LT) measured during a graded, maximal exercise test. This is relevant to our understanding of exercise training and metabolism in eumenorrheic women. The present study, therefore, examined the effect of menstrual cycle phase on the LT. Eight moderately active, eumenorrheic women performed three maximal exercise tests with simultaneous determination of LT. Tests were performed in the early follicular (low estrogen and progesterone), midfollicular (elevated estrogen and low progesterone), and midluteal (elevated estrogen and progesterone) phases of the menstrual cycle. No significant differences were observed in LT measured across phases of the menstrual cycle whether data were expressed in absolute terms (1299 +/- 70, 1364 +/- 80, and 1382 +/- 71 ml O(2)/min, respectively) or relative to maximal oxygen uptake (V(o2 max); 52.1 +/- 1.7, 54.7 +/- 1.7, and 55.7 +/- 1.6%, respectively). In addition, there were no significant cycle phase differences in V(o2 max), maximal heart rate, heart rate at LT, or final lactate concentration. With data combined across all phases of the menstrual cycle, there was a significant correlation between the LT and the epinephrine breakpoint (r = 0.91, P < 0.0002) and norepinephrine breakpoint (r = 0.94, P < 0.0001). For epinephrine only, there was close correspondence between the epinephrine breakpoint (ml O(2)/min) and the LT. In conclusion, LT as well as V(o2 max) and other measures of cardiorespiratory fitness are not significantly affected by the changing sex steroid levels observed across the normal menstrual cycle. Data suggest that the onset of the steep increase in epinephrine determines the LT during graded exercise. |
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Authors:
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Teresa M Dean; Leigh Perreault; Robert S Mazzeo; Tracy J Horton |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) Volume: 95 ISSN: 8750-7587 ISO Abbreviation: J. Appl. Physiol. Publication Date: 2003 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-11-05 Completed Date: 2004-07-06 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8502536 Medline TA: J Appl Physiol Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2537-43 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA. |
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Adult Anaerobic Threshold / physiology Catecholamines / metabolism Diet Exercise / physiology* Exercise Test Female Follicular Phase / physiology Heart Rate / physiology Humans Lactic Acid / blood* Luteal Phase / physiology Menstrual Cycle / metabolism, physiology* Oxygen Consumption / physiology Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet |
| Grant Support | |
ID/Acronym/Agency:
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DK-48520/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; HL-04226/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; M01 RR-00051/RR/NCRR NIH HHS |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Catecholamines; 50-21-5/Lactic Acid |
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