Excessive Erythrocytosis and Chronic Mountain Sickness in Dwellers of the Highest City in the World

BackgroundWhile millions of people are living permanently at high altitude (>2,500 m) worldwide, the mechanisms underlying their tolerance to chronic hypoxia and those responsible for the occurrence of chronic mountain sickness (CMS) remain to be elucidated. Excessive erythrocytosis (EE) is t...

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Main Authors: Ivan Hancco, Sébastien Bailly, Sébastien Baillieul, Stéphane Doutreleau, Michèle Germain, Jean-Louis Pépin, Samuel Verges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00773/full