Effect of developmental and ancestral high altitude exposure on chest morphology and pulmonary function in Andean and European/North American natives

Effect of developmental and ancestral hi

Effect of developmental and ancestral high-altitude exposure on ??O2peak of Andean and European/North American Natives

✍ Brutsaert, Tom D.; Spielvogel, Hilde; Soria, Rudy; Caceres, Esperanza; Buzenet, 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 268 KB 👁 1 views

Peak oxygen consumption (V ˙O2 peak) was measured in 150 adult males (18-35 years old) in Bolivia, using a complete migrant study design to partition developmental from ancestral (genetic) effects of highaltitude (HA) exposure. High-altitude natives (HANs, Aymara/Quechua ancestry, n ϭ 75) and low-al