Population genetic aspects and phenotypic plasticity of ventilatory responses in high altitude natives

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 158, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 151-160

  Brutsaert, Tom D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Andean; Developmental; Humans; Hypoxia; Respiratory; Tibetan; Ventilatory acclimatization

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; EXERCISE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VENTILATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; CHEMORECEPTORS; EXERCISE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOTYPE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 34548694007     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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