Table 3.
Correlation matrix of the blood lactate recovery kinetic parameters and the muscle lactate/H+ co-transporters content.
| γ1 (min−1) | γ2 (min−1) | LRR(0) (mmol·min−1) | MCT1 (a.u.) | MCT4 (a.u.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [La](0) | r = −0.54 | r = 0.03 | r = 0.42 | r = 0.38 | r = 0.43 |
| (mmol·L−1) | P < 0.05 | NS | P < 0.1 | NS | P < 0.1 |
| γ1 | – | r = 0.02 | r = 0.31 | r = 0.01 | r = 0.28 |
| (min−1) | – | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| γ2 | – | – | r = 0.82 | r = 0.13 | r = 0.63 |
| (min−1) | – | – | P < 0.001 | NS | P < 0.01 |
| LRR(0) | – | – | – | r = 0.03 | r = 0.73 |
| (mmol·min−1) | – | – | – | NS | P < 0.001 |
| MCT1 | – | – | – | – | r = 0.30 |
| (a.u.) | – | – | – | – | NS |
La(0) is the blood lactate concentration at end of exercise; γ1 and γ2 are the velocity constants; LRR(0) is the lactate removal rate at the end of exercise; MCT1 and MCT4 are lactate/H+ co-transporters (a.u.: arbitrary unit).