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Muscle Fatigue MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Muscle Fatigue
Tree Number(s)
G11.427.550
Unique ID
D018763
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018763
Annotation
note category
Scope Note
A state arrived at through prolonged and strong contraction of a muscle. Studies in athletes during prolonged submaximal exercise have shown that muscle fatigue increases in almost direct proportion to the rate of muscle glycogen depletion. Muscle fatigue in short-term maximal exercise is associated with oxygen lack and an increased level of blood and muscle lactic acid, and an accompanying increase in hydrogen-ion concentration in the exercised muscle.
Entry Term(s)
Fatigue, Muscle
Muscular Fatigue
Previous Indexing
Fatigue (1966-1994)
Muscles (1966-1994)
specific muscle (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/05/23
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Muscle Fatigue Preferred
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