AltitudeOmics: rapid hemoglobin mass alterations with early acclimatization to and de-acclimatization from 5260 m in healthy humans.

It is classically thought that increases in hemoglobin mass (Hbmass) take several weeks to develop upon ascent to high altitude and are lost gradually following descent. However, the early time course of these erythropoietic adaptations has not been thoroughly investigated and data are lacking at el...

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Main Authors: Benjamin J Ryan, Nadine B Wachsmuth, Walter F Schmidt, William C Byrnes, Colleen G Julian, Andrew T Lovering, Andrew W Subudhi, Robert C Roach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4182755?pdf=render