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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 66, Issue 3 1219-1226, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society
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M. C. Hogan, J. Roca, J. B. West and P. D. Wagner
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
To test the hypothesis that maximal O2 uptake (VO2max) can be limited by O2 diffusion in the peripheral tissue, we kept O2 delivery [blood flow X arterial O2 content (CaO2)] to maximally contracting muscle equal between 1) low flow-high CaO2 and 2) high flow-low CaO2 conditions. The hypothesis predicts, because of differences in the capillary PO2 profile, that the former condition will result in both a higher VO2max and muscle effluent venous PO2 (PVO2). We studied the relations among VO2max, PVO2, and O2 delivery during maximal isometric contractions in isolated, in situ dog gastrocnemius muscle (n = 6) during these two conditions. O2 delivery was matched by varying arterial O2 partial pressure and adjusting flow to the muscle accordingly. A total of 18 matched O2 delivery pairs were obtained. As planned, O2 delivery was not significantly different between the two treatments. In contrast, VO2max was significantly higher [10.4 +/- 0.5 (SE) ml.100 g-1.min-1; P = 0.01], as was PVO2 (25 +/- 1 Torr; P less than 0.01) in the low flow-high CaO2 treatment compared with the high flow-low CaO2 treatment (9.1 +/- 0.4 ml.100 g-1.min-1 and 20 +/- 1 Torr, respectively). The rate of fatigue was greater in the high flow-low CaO2 condition, as was lactate output from the muscle and muscle lactate concentration. The results of this study show that VO2max is not uniquely dependent on O2 delivery and support the hypothesis that VO2max can be limited by peripheral tissue O2 diffusion.
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