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High-end arteriolar resistance limits uterine artery blood flow and restricts fetal growth in preeclampsia and gestational hypertension at high altitude
(Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 2011)
The reduction in
infant birth weight and increased frequency of preeclampsia (PE) in
high-altitude residents have been attributed to greater placental hypoxia, smaller uterine artery (UA) diameter, and lower UA blood ...
Andean and Tibetan patterns of adaptation to high altitude
(American Journal of Human Biology, 2013-01-24)
Objectives: High-altitude hypoxia, or decreased oxygen levels caused by low barometric pressure, challenges the
ability of humans to live and reproduce. Despite these challenges, human populations have lived on the Andean ...