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The nutritional intake of Bolivian boys : the relation between altitude and socioeconomic status
(J. Sports Med., 1994)Abstract. The nutrition of 57 native Bolivian boys living at high altitude (HA) in La Paz (± 4000 m) and of 63 boys living at low altitude (LA) in St. Cruz (± 400 m) is described. The dietary information was obtained with ... -
The origin of Rhodnius prolixus in Central America
(Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 1998)Rhodnius prolixus Stal (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) is the main domestic vector of Chagas disease in Venezuela and Colombia, and also in parts of Central América (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua). In Central ... -
The presence in Bolivia of two distinct zymodemes of Trypanosoma cruzi, circulating sympatrically in a domestic transmission cycle
(Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1983)Abstract. The enzyme profiles of 109 Bolivian stocks of Trypanosoma cruzi were determined by cellulose acetate electrophoresis using the four enzymes: malate dehydrogenase (oxaloacetate decarboxylating) (NADP+) (E.C.1.1.1.40, ... -
The pulmonary circulation of high altitude natives
(Springer-Verlag, 1982)Abstract. La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, a city with about 700,000 inhabitants, extends itself from an altitude of 4000 m above sea level down to 3200 m. The altitude of the Bolivian Institute of Altitude Biology (I.B.B.A.) ... -
The regional distribution of pulmonary blood flow in normal high altitude dwellers at 3650 m (12,200 ft) and in chronic mountain sickness
(INTERPRINT PUBLICATIONS, 1975)Summary. Simultaneous isotope dilutaon curves were recorded from the right upper (QRUZ) and right lung zones (QRLZ) by Surface scanning in the sitting and recumbent positions in 15 normal high altitude born males and 3 ... -
The relationship between perinatl hypoxia and sleep-disordered breathing in preclinical chronic mountain sickness
(High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2010-08-08)Introduction: Chronic intermittent hypoxia due to sleepdisordered breathing is implicated as a potential etiological factor for chronic mountain sickness (CMS). Whether sleepdisordered breathing precedes or results from ... -
The relationship of blood-group type to American cutaneous leishmaniasis
(Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 1989)The association of certain human blood groups with parasites is a controversial subject. In some cases positive correlations have been demonstrated, as in schistosomiasis (Pereira et al., 1979) and giardiasis (Barnes and ... -
The role of oxygen in fetal growth
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The role of oxygen in prenatal growth : studies in the chick embryo
(J Physiol, 2007-10-25)The compelling evidence linking small size at birth with later cardiovascular disease has renewed and amplified scientific and clinical interests into the determinants of fetal growth. It is accepted that genes and ... -
The role of perinatal hypoxia in the development of preclinical CMS
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The sleep of elite athletes at sea level and high altitude : a comparison of sea-level natives and high-altitude natives (ISA3600)
(Br J Sports Med, 2013-09-03)Abstract. Background: Altitude exposure causes acute sleep disruption in non-athletes, but little is known about its effects in elite athletes. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of altitude on two groups ... -
The use of morphometrics in entomological surveillance of sylvatic foci of Triatoma infestans in Bolivia
(Acta Tropica, 1997)Abstract Jamach'uma (Cochabamba, Bolivia) is a small village surrounded by sylvatic foci of Triatoma infestans. Houses in the village were also infested with T. infestans, and were sprayed in December 1992 as part of a ... -
Time course of plasma growth hormone during exercise in man at altitude
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Total lung capacity in Andean highlanders
(American Journal of Human Biology, 1994)ABSTRACT. Total lung capacity (TLC), residual volume (RV), and vital capacity (VC), as well as related measures of pulmonary function, were assessed in a sample of 39 male and 23 female native highlanders of Aymara ... -
Total lung capacity in young highlanders of Aymara ancestry
(American Journal of Physical Anthroplogy, 1994)ABSTRACT. Total lung capacity (TLC) and its components, including residual volume (RV) and vital capacity (VC), are described in a sample of 164 male and 143 female youths of Aymara ancestry (10.0-19.9 years) who were ... -
Transmission transplacentaire des anticorps anti-Trypanosoma cruzi
(Cah. O.R.S.T.O.M., 1983)Résumé. La transmission transplacentaire des anticorps anti-Trypanosoma crtzi a été étudiée chez 38 mères chagasiques. Les taux des anticorps anti-T. cruzi sont semblables dans le sérum de la mère et celuid du cordon. ... -
Transporte de oxígeno y hematología en niños de altura
(Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, 1979)Summary. 34 healthy children in the middle of the important growth and development years, 2-7 years, were examined for effective oxygen transport and hematological parameters as a function of residing at either 3.600 m. ... -
Tratamiento quirúrgico de la tuberculosis pulmonar avanzada en la altura (La Paz - 3.600 m.)
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Trypanosoma cruzi : a pharmacological comparison of some Bolivian isoenzymic strains
(Ann. Soc. Belge Med. Trop., 1983)Summary . The drug susceptibility of 3 isoenzymic strains of Trypanosoma cruzi was studied. Two drugs (SQ 18, 506 and Ro 7-1051) and 6 stocks were used. The drug test was carried out on epimastigote cultures. Significant ...