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lactate

[lak-tayt] / ˈlæk teɪt /


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Today, McCormick is busy chasing after athletes to take blood lactate levels in between their efforts, and she will continue to process and analyse them long after the session has ended.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

When lactate binds to this receptor, astrocytes become activated and release glutamate, a chemical messenger.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026

It’s made by a Swedish company called Nomio, which says it has identified a compound in the vegetable that helps lower blood lactate levels during intense exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

The study tracked the heart rate, oxygen uptake and blood lactate levels of professional drummers in rehearsals and during live shows, the outlet said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025

The liquid, however, contained butyrate of lime, a salt possessing properties similar to those of the lactate.

From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various

For example, the fallow deer — which is about the same size physically as a human — is pregnant for just seven months and lactates for six.

From Time ● Mar. 30, 2011

Both of the regular intravenous solutions administered in medicine, normal saline and lactated Ringer’s solution, are isotonic.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

For example, I recommended that the organizers consult with someone who had actually lactated at a conference, perhaps even a professional lactation consultant, when coordinating appropriate resources.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 30, 2018

Waddingham gained more than 30kg, developed diabetes and lactated.

From Newsweek

“It affects about 10 percent of lactating individuals,” says Sawhne.

From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2026

“There are five childhood diseases all kids are supposed to be immunized from under the age of five, because children die first in the famine, then pregnant women and lactating mothers,” Natsios said.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025

“This is why we have opened the pathway to vaccine field trials even as we continue to deploy all available efforts, including emphasizing biosecurity and mandating the testing lactating dairy cattle moving across state lines.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024

The appearance of the virus in mammary glands — in cattle and even in non lactating mice — was also unexpected.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024

Three June-taken females, all captured in mist nets, were lactating.

From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Ticul Alvarez




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