• Hormonal and metabolic adjustments during exercise in hypoxia or normoxia in highland natives 

      Favier, R; Desplanches, D; Hoppeler, H; Cáceres, E; Grunenfelder, A; Koubi, H; Leuenberger, M; Sempore, B; Tüscher, L; Spielvogel, H (J Appl Physiol, 1996)
      Abstract In sea-level natives, exposure to hypoxia for a few weeks is characterized by an increased dependence on blood glucose and a decreased reliance on lactate for energy metabolism during exercise. These metabolic ...
    • Muscle tissue adaptations of high-altitude natives to training in chronic hypoxia or acute normoxia 

      Desplanches, D; Hoppeler, H; Tüscher, L; Mayet, MH; Spielvogel, H; Ferretti, G; Kayser, B; Leuenberger, M; Grünenfelder, A; Favier, R (American Physiological Society, 1996)
      Abstract. Twenty healthy high-altitude natives, residents of La Paz, Bolivia (3,600 m), participated in 6 wk of endurance exercise training on bicycle ergometers, 5 times/wk, 30 min/session, as previously described in ...