Chronic intermittent hypoxia increases haematocrit and causes right ventricular hypertrophy in the rat

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-58

  McGuire, M ^a   Bradford, A ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Heart, mass, intermittent hypoxia; Hematocrit, intermittent hypoxia; Hypoxia, intermittent, hematocrit, right ventricle mass; Mammals, rat; Sleep apnea, intermittent hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMATOCRIT; HYPOXIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0032843411     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(99)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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