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Spleen contraction elevates hemoglobin concentration at high altitude during rest and exercise

PURPOSE: Hypoxia and exercise are known to separately trigger spleen contraction, leading to release of stored erythrocytes. We studied spleen volume and hemoglobin concentration (Hb) during rest and exercise at three altitudes. METHODS: Eleven healthy lowlanders did a 5-min modified Harvard step te...

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Autores principales: Schagatay, Erika, Lunde, Alexander, Nilsson, Simon, Palm, Oscar, Lodin-Sundström, Angelica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7674357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32910244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04471-w