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O2Transport in Skeletal Muscle: Development of Concepts and Current State

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Oxygen Transport to Tissue XV

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 345))

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When comparing oxygen consumption rates(V O2) of various organs — as shown in Fig. 1 —skeletal muscle is exceptional in two respects: Its consumption rate attains the second largest absolute value of all organs and may vary between rest (0.2 mlO 2.100g-1’• min -1 ) and maximum performance (16 m1O 2.100g-1 • min -1 for electrical stimulation) by a factor of 80, thus covering a range that is by far larger than in any other tissue. In order to understand muscle O 2 transport one has to identify transport mechanisms and evaluate their importance towards bringing about the observed high O 2 fluxes and allowing for their enormous variability.

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  1. Institut für Physiologie und Pathophysiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Saarstr. 21, D-6500, Mainz, Germany

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Groebe, K. (1994). O2Transport in Skeletal Muscle: Development of Concepts and Current State. In: Vaupel, P., Zander, R., Bruley, D.F. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue XV. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 345. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2468-7_3

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