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Protective role of estrogen against excessive erythrocytosis in Monge’s disease

Monge’s disease (chronic mountain sickness (CMS)) is a maladaptive condition caused by chronic (years) exposure to high-altitude hypoxia. One of the defining features of CMS is excessive erythrocytosis with extremely high hematocrit levels. In the Andean population, CMS prevalence is vastly differen...

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Autores principales: Azad, Priti, Villafuerte, Francisco C., Bermudez, Daniela, Patel, Gargi, Haddad, Gabriel G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8080600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33473144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s12276-020-00550-2