lactate

lactate /lac·tate/ (lak´tāt)

1. any salt or ester of lactic acid.

2. to secrete milk.

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lac·tate ¹ (lktt)

v.

To secrete or produce milk.

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lac·tate ² (lktt)

n.

A salt or ester of lactic acid.

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lactate

[lak′tāt]

an anion of lactic acid.

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lactate [lak´tāt]

1. any salt of lactic acid or the anion of lactic acid.

2. to secrete milk.

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lactate

1. any salt of lactic acid or the anion of lactic acid.

2. to secrete milk.

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lactate dehydrogenase

called also LD, LDH; see lactate dehydrogenase.

lactate dehydrogenase test

a high level in milk used as an indicator of the presence of mastitis in the quarter.

exercise blood lactate

exercise by a horse begins aerobically without any elevation of blood lactate levels; exercise at faster levels is eventually performed anaerobically and blood lactate levels rise steeply.

lactate shuttle

the production of lactate in resting muscle where adequate oxygenation is available; represents a mechanism for conserving glucose absorbed from the gut by allowing it to be converted to lactate by skeletal muscle and later used for work or transferred to the liver for glycogen synthesis.

lactate T_m

maximal tubular concentration of lactate.

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lactate

Emergency medicine A salt or ester of lactic acid; the time required to normalize lactate is a useful prognostic tool in trauma victims. Cf 'Kiss of death' test.