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Muscle fatigue is caused by the accumulation of :

A. Pyruvic acid

B. Lactic acid

C. Oxalacetic acid

D. Uric acid

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

It was once believed that lactic acid build-up was the cause of muscle fatigue. The assumption was lactic acid had a "pickling" effect on muscles, inhibiting their ability to contract. Produced as a by-product of fermentation, lactic acid can increase intracellular acidity of muscles. This can lower the sensitivity of contractile apparatus to Ca2+ but also has the effect of increasing cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration through an inhibition of the chemical pump that actively transports calcium out of the cell. This counters inhibiting effects of potassium on muscular action potentials.

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