Muscle Fatigue

A state arrived at through prolonged and strong contraction of a muscle. Studies in athletes during prolonged submaximal exercise have shown that muscle fatigue increases in almost direct proportion to the rate of muscle glycogen depletion. Muscle fatigue in short-term maximal exercise is associated with oxygen lack and an increased level of blood and muscle lactic acid, and an accompanying increase in hydrogen-ion concentration in the exercised muscle.

Year introduced: 1995

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Tree Number(s): G11.427.550

MeSH Unique ID: D018763

Entry Terms:

• Fatigue, Muscle
• Muscular Fatigue
• Fatigue, Muscular

Previous Indexing:

• Fatigue (1966-1994)
• Muscles (1966-1994)
• specific muscle (1966-1994)

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena
Muscle Fatigue