The diffusion of lactate into and from muscle

Abstract

Studies of diffusion of lactate into and out of resting and fatigued frog muscles indicate an apparent concentration of lactate in the water of the muscle of 20 and 238 mg. per 100 g. respectively. This is in good agreement with the values obtained from direct analyses of such muscles by other workers. It follows that all the water of the muscle is available to dissolve lactate.