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: Lindsay M Edwards, Andrew J Murray, Damian J Tyler, Graham J Kemp, Cameron J Holloway, Peter A Robbins, Stefan Neubauer, Denny Levett, Hugh E Montgomery, Mike P Grocott, Kieran Clarke, Caudwell Xtreme Everest Research Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2873292?pdf=render