Adrenal, thyroid and gonadal axes are affected at high altitude

Humans cannot live at very high altitude for reasons, which are not completely understood. Since these reasons are not restricted to cardiorespiratory changes alone, changes in the endocrine system might also be involved. Therefore, hormonal changes during prolonged hypobaric hypoxia were comprehens...

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Main Authors: M von Wolff, C T Nakas, M Tobler, T M Merz, M P Hilty, J D Veldhuis, A R Huber, J Pichler Hefti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2018-10-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
Subjects:
TSH
fT3
fT4
Online Access:https://ec.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/ec/7/10/EC-18-0242.xml