Oxygen transport at high altitude-An integrated perspective

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 158, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 115-120

  Frappell, Peter B ^a   León Velarde, Fabiola ^b   Rivera Ch, Maria ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN AFFINITY; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE;

EID: 34548692348     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.08.002     Document Type: Editorial

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