Design and conduct of Xtreme Everest 2: an observational cohort study of Sherpa and lowlander responses to graduated hypobaric hypoxia

Objective: oxygen availability falls with ascent to altitude and also as a consequence of critical illness. Because cellular sequelae and adaptive processes may be shared in both circumstances, high altitude exposure ('physiological hypoxia') assists in the exploration of the response to p...

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Main Authors: Gilbert-Kawai, Edward (Author), Sheperdigian, Adam (Author), Adams, Thomas (Author), Mitchell, Kay (Author), Feelisch, Martin (Author), Murray, Andrew (Author), Peters, Mark (Author), Gilbert-Kawai, Grace (Author), Montgomery, Hugh (Author), Levett, Denny (Author), Kumar, Rajendra (Author), Mythen, Michael (Author), Grocott, Michael (Author), Martin, Daniel (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2015-04-10.
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