• An evolutionary model for identifying genetic adaptation to high altitude 

      Moore, LG; Shriver, M; Bemis, L; Vargas, E (Adv Exp Med Biol., 2006)
      Abstract Coordinated maternal/fetal responses to pregnancy are required to ensure continuous O2 delivery to the developing organism. Mammals employ distinctive reproductive strategies that afford their young an improved ...
    • Maternal adaptation to high-altitude pregnancy : an experiment of nature-a review 

      Moore, Lorna G; Shriver, M; Bemis, L; Hickler, B; Wilson, M; Brutsaert, T; Parra, E; Vargas, Enrique (Placenta, 2004)
      A long and productive history of studies at high altitude has demonstrated that chronic hypoxia plays a key role in the aetiology of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and pre-eclampsia. Susceptibility to altitude-associated ...