Long-term exposure to intermittent hypoxia results in increased hemoglobin mass, reduced plasma volume, and elevated erythropoietin plasma levels in man

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 535-543

  Heinicke, Katja ^a,b   Prommer, Nicole ^b   Cajigal, Jorge ^c   Viola, Teresa ^c   Behn, Claus ^c   Schmidt, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Blood volume; Erythrocyte volume; Hematocrit; High altitude; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MALE; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PLASMA VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEA LEVEL; SOLDIER; TIME;

EID: 0037635335     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0732-z     Document Type: Article

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