Hematological and physiological adaptations following 46 weeks of moderate altitude residence

High Altitude Medicine and Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-208

  Brothers, Michael D ^a   Doan, Brandon K ^a   Zupan, Michael F ^a   Wile, Al L ^a   Wilber, Randall L ^b   Byrnes, William C ^c  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b United States Olympic Committee   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

erythropoiesis; moderate altitude acclimatization; running economy; Vo2peak

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERRITIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FITNESS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; FERRITINS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957738338     PISSN: 15270297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ham.2009.1090     Document Type: Article

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