Short-term effects of normobaric hypoxia on the human spleen

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 395-399

  Richardson, Matt X ^a   Lodin, Angelica ^a   Reimers, Jenny ^b   Schagatay, Erika ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b X ray Clinic   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hematocrit; Hemoglobin; Hypoxia; Spleen; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; BREATHING RATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE KINETICS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXIA; MALE; OXYGEN BREATHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN FUNCTION; SPLEEN SIZE;

ADULT; ANOXIA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SPLEEN;

EID: 50449084381     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0623-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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