Altitude adaptation through hematocrit changes

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2007, Pages 811-818

  Zubieta Calleja Jr , G R ^a,b   Paulev, P E ^a,b   Zubieta Calleja, L ^a   Zubieta Castillo, G ^a  

^a High Altitude Pathology Institute (IPPA)   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adaptation; High altitude; Neocytolysis; Polyerythrocythemia; Sea level adaptation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; HEART DISEASE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; POLYCYTHEMIA; SEA LEVEL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AIR PRESSURE; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40449127817     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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