The effect of high-altitude on human skeletal muscle energetics: P-MRS results from the Caudwell Xtreme Everest expedition.

Many disease states are associated with regional or systemic hypoxia. The study of healthy individuals exposed to high-altitude hypoxia offers a way to explore hypoxic adaptation without the confounding effects of disease and therapeutic interventions. Using (31)P magnetic resonance spectroscopy and...

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Main Authors: Edwards, L, Murray, A, Tyler, D, Kemp, G, Holloway, C, Robbins, P, Neubauer, S, Levett, D, Montgomery, H, Grocott, M, Clarke, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2010