Erythropoietin regulations in humans under different environmental and experimental conditions

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 158, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 287-297

  Gunga, H C ^a   Kirsch, K A ^a   Roecker, L ^a   Kohlberg, E ^b   Tiedemann, J ^a   Steinach, M ^a   Schobersberger, W ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Annual rhythms; Circadian; Endurance running; Long term isolation and confinement; Moderate and high altitude exposures; Monthly; Survival training

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ERYTHROID CELL; ERYTHROPOIESIS; EXERCISE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MARATHON RUNNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRAINING;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ERYTHROPOIETIN; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEASONS;

EID: 34548703496     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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