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Somatosensory & Motor Research Volume 30, 2013 - Issue 2
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Brainstem excitability is not influenced by blood lactate levels

Marinella CocoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Physiology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Giovanna AlagonaNeurological Operative Unit, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy
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Valentina PerciavalleDepartment of Sciences of Formation, University of Catania, Catania, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Giuseppe RapisardaNeurological Operative Unit, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy
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Erminio CostanzoNeurological Operative Unit, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy
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Vincenzo PerciavalleDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Physiology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Pages 90-95 | Received 25 Oct 2012, Accepted 11 Jan 2013, Published online: 06 Mar 2013
 
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Abstract

The influence of blood lactate on brainstem excitability was tested by using the blink reflex (BR) recovery cycle on 18 sprinters. Blood lactate was measured before maximal cycling, at the end, as well as 5 and 10 min after the exhaustion. Blood lactate was associated with a decrement of R2 whereas only small changes were observed after an intravenous infusion of lactate. It seems, therefore, that lactate influences BR mainly by acting at the cortical level.

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