The major limitation to exercise performance in COPD is inadequate energy supply to the respiratory and locomotor muscles.
Aliverti
Andrea
A
TBL-Lab, Dipartimento di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. andrea.aliverti@polimi.it
Macklem
Peter T
PT
D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology*; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*