Effects of hypobaric hypoxia on vascular endothelial growth factor and the acute phase response in subjects who are susceptible to high-altitude pulmonary oedema

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 497-503

  Pavlicek, V ^a   Marti, H H ^a   Grad, S ^b   Gibbs, J S R ^d   Kol, C ^a   Wenger, R H ^a   Gassmann, M ^a   Kohl, J ^a   Maly, F E ^b   Oelz, O ^c   Koller, E A ^a   Schirlo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitude; Cytokines; Inflammation; Lung vascular permeability; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; ERYTHROPOIETIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TRANSFERRIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADULT; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; INFLAMMATION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0034073176     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050074     Document Type: Article

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