ArticleTHE POSSIBLE MECHANISMS OF CONTRACTING AND PAYING THE OXYGEN DEBT AND THE RÔLE OF LACTIC ACID IN MUSCULAR CONTRACTIONR. Margaria, H. T. Edwards, and D. B. DillR. MargariaFrom the Fatique Laboratory, Morgan Hall, Harvard University, BostonFrom the Fatigue Laboratory, Morgan Hall, Harvard University, Boston, H. T. EdwardsFrom the Fatique Laboratory, Morgan Hall, Harvard University, BostonFrom the Fatigue Laboratory, Morgan Hall, Harvard University, Boston, and D. B. DillFrom the Fatique Laboratory, Morgan Hall, Harvard University, BostonFrom the Fatigue Laboratory, Morgan Hall, Harvard University, BostonPublished Online:30 Nov 1933https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1933.106.3.689MoreSectionsPDF (3 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByLactate as a myokine and exerkine: drivers and signals of physiology and metabolismGeorge A. Brooks, Adam D. Osmond, Jose A. Arevalo, Justin J. Duong, Casey C. Curl, Diana D. Moreno-Santillan, and Robert G. 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