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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

Tanycytes respond by processing this sugar and releasing lactate, a metabolic byproduct, into nearby brain tissue.

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

That doesn't mean she won't continue to lactate; she and those who accept her will have special gifts, you and her other staff and priests in particular.

From The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson

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

“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

Days later, after the baby died, she started lactating.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

All young weaned before or by end of week; none observed to nurse beyond 30th day, even if female is lactating.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas


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