title: Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption. A short review.
abstract: Exercise is known to produce an increase in oxygen consumption in the resting post-exercise state. This increase is known as the excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC). A short review of the literature regarding the magnitude, duration, mechanisms and clinical significance of EPOC is given. It is concluded that a significant contribution of the total oxygen requirement of exercise results from an increase in post-exercise oxygen consumption.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bahr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maehlum
mesh_terms: D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D005082:Physical Exertion; D013997:Time Factors