The major limitation to exercise performance in COPD is inadequate energy supply to the respiratory and locomotor muscles vs. lower limb muscle dysfunction vs. dynamic hyperinflation. Might an imbalance between energy supplies and demands curtail incremental exercise in Gold stage I COPD patients?
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Giorgio L
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University of Florence, Florence.
D018450:Disease Progression; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*