title: Oxidative metabolism in muscle.
abstract: Oxidative metabolism is the dominant source of energy for skeletal muscle. Near-infrared spectroscopy allows the non-invasive measurement of local oxygenation, blood flow and oxygen consumption. Although several muscle studies have been made using various near-infrared optical techniques, it is still difficult to interpret the local muscle metabolism properly. The main findings of near-infrared spectroscopy muscle studies in human physiology and clinical medicine are summarized. The advantages and problems of near-infrared spectroscopy measurements, in resting and exercising skeletal muscles studies, are discussed through some representative examples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, University of L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Binzoni
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Quaresima
mesh_terms: D004734:Energy Metabolism; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017240:Mitochondrial Myopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D012016:Reference Values; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins