Acute Mountain Sickness Is Associated With a High Ratio of Endogenous Testosterone to Estradiol After High-Altitude Exposure at 3,700 m in Young Chinese Men

Acute Mountain Sickness Is Associated With a High Ratio of Endogenous Testosterone to Estradiol After High-Altitude Exposure at 3,700 m in Young Chinese Men

Background: A large proportion of populations suffer from acute mountain sickness (AMS) after exposure at high altitude. AMS is closely related with age and gender implying that the sex hormones may play critical roles in AMS. Our observational study aimed to identify the association between the end...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Han Ding, Yanchun Wang, Bin Cui, Jun Qin, Ji-Hang Zhang, Rong-Sheng Rao, Shi-Yong Yu, Xiao-Hui Zhao, Lan Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
testosterone
estradiol
acute mountain sickness
erythropoiesis
high-altitude exposure
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01949/full

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