Benoit Champigneulle, Julien V Brugniaux, Emeric Stauffer, Stéphane Doutreleau, Michael Furian, Elisa Perger, Alessandra Pina, Sébastien Baillieul, Blandine Deschamps, Ivan Hancco, Philippe Connes, Paul Robach, Aurélien Pichon, Samuel Verges
Exposure to chronic hypobaric hypoxia imposes a significant physiological burden to more than 80 million humans living above 2500 m throughout the world. Among them, 50 000 live in the world's highest city, La Rinconada, located at 5000-5300 m in southern Peru. Expedition 5300 is the first scientific and medical programme led in La Rinconada to investigate the physiological adaptations and altitude-related health issues in this unique population. Dwellers from La Rinconada have very high haemoglobin concentration (20...
December 26, 2023: Journal of Physiology