The Biochemical Pathway of Lactate in Muscle

The first time lactate was found in muscle was in 1807, when it was isolated from the meat in hunted stags. In early 1900s, scientists did experiments that showed that lactate occurs in muscles without oxygen and then disappears again in the reappearance of oxygen. This is actually the beginning of the theory that, you know, lactate occursIn these oxygenless environments. Also in 1907, it was found that exercise made muscles acidic. And this also happened at the same time lactate formation increased. So we have a really interesting data point here.