The role of nitrogen oxides in human adaptation to hypoxia

Scientific Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Levett, Denny Z ^a   Fernandez, Bernadette O ^b   Riley, Heather L ^b   Martin, Daniel S ^a   Mitchell, Kay ^a   Leckstrom, Carl A ^b   Ince, Can ^c   Whipp, Brian J ^d   Mythen, Monty G ^a   Montgomery, Hugh E ^a   Grocott, Mike P ^a   Feelisch, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Human Bio Energetics Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDE;

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; EXERCISE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; EXERCISE; HUMANS; NITROGEN OXIDES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 84857919911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00109     Document Type: Article

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