http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/health/research/12musc.html?em&ex=1202965200&en=3416ce5cea673d75&ei=5087%0A
Apparently, the problem is muscles leaking calcium.
Some excerpts:
One of the great unanswered questions in physiology is why muscles get tired. The experience is universal, common to creatures that have muscles, but the answer has been elusive until now.
Scientists at Columbia say they have not only come up with an answer, but have also devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can revive the animals and let them keep running long after they would normally flop down in exhaustion.
Apparently, the problem is muscles leaking calcium.
Some excerpts:
One of the great unanswered questions in physiology is why muscles get tired. The experience is universal, common to creatures that have muscles, but the answer has been elusive until now.
Scientists at Columbia say they have not only come up with an answer, but have also devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can revive the animals and let them keep running long after they would normally flop down in exhaustion.
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Bob Loblaw: Feb 13, 08 5:44