Endothelin-1 gene variants and levels associate with adaptation to hypobaric hypoxia in high-altitude natives

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 341, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1218-1224

  Rajput, Charu ^a,c   Najib, Shehla ^a   Norboo, Tsering ^b,d   Afrin, Farhat ^c   Qadar Pasha, M A ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

^b SNM Hospital   (India)

^c HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Ladakh Institute of Prevention   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; ET 1 gene polymorphisms; ET 1 levels; High altitude; Highlanders; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALLELE; ALTITUDE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ANOXIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 32344435980     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.01.086     Document Type: Article

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