Is dietary nitrate supplementation necessary to ensure proper endothelial function at altitude?

Introduction: At altitude the body is exposed to systemic hypobaric hypoxia and adapts in order to optimize oxygen delivery to the tissue. Maintaining peripheral vascular function is essential in this process, tightly regulated through complex pathways involving local endothelium derived factors. Ni...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bakker, Emily
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for sirkulasjon og bildediagnostikk 2014
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-25031