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Sixty percent (60%) mean hematocrit in an andean human population permanently exposed to extreme life conditions
(High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2010-08-08)
Introduction: Located over 5435 m, La Rinconada in the
district of Puno, Peru is the highest urban centre in the
world. This altitude, at which the barometric pressure
(BP ¼ 400 mmHg), and the partial oxygen pressure
(PpO2 ...
Effect of developmental and ancestral high-altitude exposure on chest morphology and pulmonary function in andean and european/north american natives
(American Journal of Human Biology, 1999)
Abstract.
Chest depth, chest width, forced vital capacity (FVC), and forced expiratory volume (FEV1) were measured in 170 adult males differing by ancestral (genetic) and developmental exposure to high altitude (HA). A ...