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The oxygen consumption level above which aerobic energy production is supplemented by anaerobic mechanisms during exercise, resulting in a sustained increase in lactate concentration and metabolic acidosis. The anaerobic threshold is affected by factors that modify oxygen delivery to the tissues; it is low in patients with heart disease. Methods of measurement include direct measure of lactate concentration, direct measurement of bicarbonate concentration, and gas exchange measurements.
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- Anaerobic Thresholds
- Threshold, Anaerobic
- Thresholds, Anaerobic
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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- Exertion (1966-1988)
- Oxygen Consumption (1966-1988)
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- National Library of Medicine. Anaerobic Threshold. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015308. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015308
- Anaerobic Threshold. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactate_threshold
- Anaerobic Threshold. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3480702