Evolving in thin air-Lessons from the llama fetus in the altiplano

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 158, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 298-306

  Llanos, Aníbal J ^a,b,c   Riquelme, Raquel A ^b   Herrera, Emilio A ^a,b   Ebensperger, Germán ^a   Krause, Bernardo ^a   Reyes, Roberto V ^a   Sanhueza, Emilia M ^a   Pulgar, Víctor M ^a   Behn, Claus ^a,b,d,e   Cabello, Gertrudis ^c   Parer, Julian T ^f   Giussani, Dino A ^g   Blanco, Carlos E ^h   Hanson, Mark A ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^h MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenergic; Cardiovascular; High altitude; Hypometabolism; Hypoxia; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; ENDOTHELIN 1; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE;

ALTITUDE; APOPTOSIS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN METABOLISM; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TEMPERATURE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34548677185     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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