HE MAMMALIAN LUNG is a biological tonometer of intricate design. Its porous construction
is contrived to expose a thin expanse of hemoglobin-containing blood, for a brief period of …

From a review of published literature on developmental responses to high altitude, three
major conclusions are derived. First, the small birth weight of high altitude native populations …

Excerpt Continuous exposure to a high-altitude environment, where the lowered partial
pressure of the oxygen in the inspired air originates a certain degree of hypoxia, demands …

Right heart catheterization studies were performed in 38 healthy men 17 to 34 years of age
born and living at high altitudes. In order to obtain comparative data, a similar investigation …

METHODS Two series of experiments were carried out. In the first series the changes in Q
during the first 8-12 days at high altitude were followed on subjects DBD, EP, and KK. As far …

Marconi, Claudio, Mauro Marzorati, and Paolo Cerretelli. Work capacity of permanent
residents of high altitude. High Alt. Med. Biol. 7: 105–115, 2006.—Tibetan and Andean …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews that spectacular progress has been made in the
recognition and study of biological differences between hemoglobin types. Many aspects of …

1. Electrocardiographic and vectorcardiographic observations were obtained in 550 normal
subjects, 300 at sea level and 250 in Morococha, 14,900 feet above sea level. A …

Determinations of capillary blood glucose, before and after intravenous glucose
administration, were made in 2 groups of healthy males: one group residing at sea level and …

THE SOCIETY'S LECTURE 1963 EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE OF THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGEING AND OXYGEN WANT : IN SEARCH OF A TH Page 1 …