Tibetans retained innate ability resistance to acute hypoxia after long period of residing at sea level

• Main Authors: Zhao Nian Zhou, Jian Guo Zhuang, Xiu Feng Wu, Yi Zhang, Pipat Cherdrungsi
• Other Authors: Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/18907
• Institution: Mahidol University

Could the intrinsic characteristics of tolerance to hypoxia be retained in Tibetan high-altitude natives after they had migrated to a low altitude? To answer this question, we undertook a study of 33 healthy male adolescent Tibetans born and raised in a high plateau (3,700 m [12,140 ft] above sea le...