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" High altitude : "
edited by Thomas F. Hornbein, Robert B. Schoene.
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BL
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1022521
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b776891
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| Title & Author
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High altitude : : an exploration of human adaptation /\ edited by Thomas F. Hornbein, Robert B. Schoene.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Marcel Dekker,, 2001.
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Lung biology in health and disease ;; v. 161
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xx, 982 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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0824703138
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: 9780824703134
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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The growth of knowledge about air, breathing, and circulation as they relate to high altitude / Charles S. Houston -- The atmosphere / John B. West -- The people / Susan Niermeyer, Stacy Zamudio, and Lorna G. Moore -- Cellular and molecular mechanisms of O₂ sensing with special reference to the carotid body / Sukhamay Lahiri and Neil S. Cherniack -- Molecular/Metabolic defense and rescue mechanisms for surviving oxygen lack : from genes to pathways / Peter W. Hochachka -- Control of breathing at high altitude / Curtis A. Smith, Jerome A. Dempsey, and Thomas F. Hornbein -- Mechanisms of breathing / Joseph Milic-Emili, Bengt Kayser, and Henry Gautier -- Gas exchange / Peter D. Wagner -- The cardiovascular system at high altitude : heart and systemic circulation / Eugene E. Wolfel and Benjamin D. Levine -- The pulmonary circulation at high altitude / John T. Reeves and Kurt R. Stenmark -- Cerebral circulation at high altitude / John W. Severinghaus -- The high-altitude brain / Marcus E. Raichle and Thomas F. Hornbein -- Autonomic nervous system / Douglas R. Seals, Pamela Parker Jones, and Kevin P. Davy -- The effects of altitude on skeletal muscle / Howard J. Green and John R. Sutton -- Blood / Robert F. Grover and Peter Bärtsch -- Renal function and fluid homeostasis / Erik R. Swenson -- Metabolic response of lowlanders to high-altitude exposure : malnutrition versus the effect of hypoxia / George A. Brooks and Gail E. Butterfield -- The endocrine system / Jean-Paul Richalet -- High altitude and human immune responsiveness / Richard T. Meeham, Peter N. Uchakin, and Clarence F. Sams -- Exercise and hypoxia : performance, limits, and training / Robert Roach and Bengt Kayser -- Sleep / John V. Weil and David P. White -- Acute mountain sickness and high-altitude cerebral edema / Peter Bärtsch and Robert Roach (with Diana Depla) -- High-altitude pulmonary edema / Robert B. Schoene, Herbert N. Hultgren, and Erik R. Swenson -- Chronic mountain sickness in Andeans / Carlos C. Monge, Fabiola Léon-Velarde, and Alberto Arrigui -- High altitude and common medical conditions / Peter H. Hackett.
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Adaptation (Physiology)
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Altitude, Influence of.
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Human beings-- Effect of environment on.
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Adaptation (physiologie)
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Adaptation (Physiology)
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Adaptation physiologique.
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Altitude-- Influence.
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Altitude, Influence of.
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Altitude.
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Anoxie-- physiopathologie.
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Human beings-- Effect of environment on.
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Mal de l'altitude-- physiopathologie.
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Pression atmosphérique.
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Adaptation, Physiological
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Altitude
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Altitude Sickness-- physiopathology
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Atmospheric Pressure
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Hypoxia-- physiopathology
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| Dewey Classification
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612/.01441
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| LC Classification
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QP82.2.A3H544 2001
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RC756.A1L83 v.161 2001
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W1LU62 v.161 2001
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WD 710H6363 2001
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EU 29blsrissc
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| Added Entry
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Hornbein, Thomas F.,1930-
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Schoene, Robert B.,1946-
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