Metabolic effects of hypoxia and sleep at high altitude (5050 m)

G. Morici, A. Bonanno, A. Licciardi, G. Valli, C. Passino, D. Bonardi, V. Fasano, M. Agnesi, L. Bernardi, N. Locorotondo, P. Palange, A. Cogo, M. R. Bonsignore (Palermo, Rome, Pisa, Milan, Pavia, Ferrara, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Lung disease and mountain sickness: the importance of ventilatory control
Session: Lung disease and mountain sickness: the importance of ventilatory control
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 983
Disease area: Airway diseases

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