Tibetans retained innate ability resistance to acute hypoxia after long period of residing at sea level

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-172

  Zhou, Zhao Nian ^a   Zhuang, Jian Guo ^a   Wu, Xiu Feng ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Cherdrungsi, Pipat ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adaptation; High altitude; Hypobaric chamber; Oxygen transport; Physical workload

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ALTITUDE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; SEA LEVEL; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; CHINA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIBET; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45349089439     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.RP009207     Document Type: Article

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