• Adaptaciones respiratorias y hematológicas de aymaras jóvenes y viejos nativos de 3600 m. 

      Beall, CM; Strohl, LP; Gothe, B; Brittenham, GM; Vargas, E; Barragán, ME (Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, 1990)
      Resumen. Este trabajo reporta los resultados de un estudio diseñado para verificar la hipótesis de que un componente inevitable del envejecimiento a grandes alturas es la Enfermedad Crónica de Montaña como resultado de ...
    • Pulmonary diffusing capacity in young andean highland children 

      Vargas, Enrique; Beard, John; Haas, Jere; Cudkowicz, Leon (Respiration, 1982)
      Abstract. Lung diffusing capacities for carbon monoxide were measured in 125 highland Andean children between 4 and 6 years of age in La Paz, Bolivia (3,650 m), using a steady-state technique. Male children had a significantly ...
    • Uterine artery blood flow, fetal hypoxia and fetal growth 

      Browne, Vaughn A.; Julian, Colleen G.; Toledo-Jaldín, Lilian; Cioffi-Ragan, Darleen; Vargas, Enrique; Moore, Lorna G (Philosophycal Transactions B, 2015-03-13)
      Evolutionary trade-offs required for bipedalism and brain expansion influence the pregnancy rise in uterine artery (UtA) blood flow and, in turn, reproductive success. We consider the importance of UtA blood flow by ...