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Langfristige höhenanpassung in den Bolivianischen Anden
(Österreichische Gesellschaft für Alpin- und Höhenmedizin, 1995)
SUMMARY.
The present report gives basic facts on geography, population and history of the Andean region of Bolivia. Based on research carried out at the Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura (I.B.B.A.), Universidad ...
The importance of socioeconomic and nutritional conditions rather than altitude on the physical growth of prepubertal Andean highland boys
(Annals of Human Biology, 1994)
Summary.
The aim of this work was to study the effect of hypoxic stress on the physical growth of prepubertal Bolivian boys (10-11.5 years of age) of the same socioeconomic and nutritional conditions. The subjects consisted ...
Capacidad de trabajo de varones de origen aymara en la altura
(Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, 1987)
Resumen.
El grupo del presente estudio consistió de 28 varones de origen aymara de edades entre 15 y 43 años. Ellos eran campesinos nativos de altura que trabajaban temporalmente como cargadores en La Paz, Bolivia (3.600 ...
Effects of posture on pulmonary diffusion capacity and regional distribution of pulmonary blood flow in normal male and female high altitude dwellers at 3650 m. (12,200 ft)
(INSERM, 1976)
Resume.
Le présent travail complète une étude antérieure sur la distribution de la perfusion entre les parties haute et basse du poumon chez les sujets résidents permanents d’altitude (La Paz 3.650 m. PB 496 mm Hg). Les ...
Estudios respiratorios en mujeres a grandes alturas (3.600 m. y 5.200 m.)
(Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, 1979)
Resumen.
En dos alturas (3.600 m. y 5.200 m.) mujeres nativas residentes (A) mostraron una PACO2 y una PaCO2 más elevadas, una PAO2, PaO2 y pH arterial más bajos que hombres nativos (C) de una edad similar. La ventilación ...
Effect of chronic hypoxia and socioeconomic status on the maximal oxygen uptake of 10- to 12-year-old Bolivian boys
(J. Sports Med., 1994)
Abstract.
The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of altitude and socioeconomic status on the maximal oxygen uptake (VO₂max) of prepubertal Bolivian boys. The subjects were 143 prepubertal boys (10 to 11.5 years ...
Étude en double insu de l'effect de l'almitrine sur les malades porteurs de polyglobulie pathologique d'altitude
(Bull. Eur. Physiopathol. Respir., 1985)
ABSTRACT.
Chronic polycythaemia in people living at high altitude is associated with hypoxaemia due to a marked reduction in hypoxic and hypercapnie drives. The effect of almitrine, a chemoreceptor stimulant, was evaluated ...
Effects of chronic hypoxia and exercise on plasma erythropoietin in high-altitude residents
(American Physiological Society, 1993)
Abstract
The present study was performed to evaluate the effects of chronic inspiratory hypoxia and its combination with physical exercise on plasma erythropoietin concentration ([EPO]). Eight natives from the Bolivian ...
Coca y esfuerzo físico
(Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, 1997)
En la “Crónica del Perú” Pedro Cieza de León da cuenta de que al inquirir a algunos indios por qué mascaban coca, ellos respondieron que al hacerlo “sienten poca hambre y se hallan en gran vigor y fuerza”. Cuatrocientos ...
The effects of high altitude on pulmonary hypertension of cardiopathies, at La Paz, Bolivia
(Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, 1969)
Summary.
This investigation concerns a comparison of hemodynamic data derived from eleven patients without cardio-pulmonary disease, living at La Paz, Bolivia, an ten patients with a variety of cardiopathies common to ...