Lack of acclimatization to chronic hypoxia in humans in the Antarctica

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Porcelli, Simone, Marzorati, Mauro, Healey, Beth, Terraneo, Laura, Vezzoli, Alessandra, Bella, Silvia Della, Dicasillati, Roberto, Samaja, Michele
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
• Subjects: Article; Antarctic; Concordia Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5741743/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29273712; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18212-1

The study was carried out at Concordia Station (Antarctic Plateau). The aim was to investigate the respiratory and haematological responses to hypoxia in healthy subjects living at constant altitude. Thirteen men and women (34.1 ± 3.1 years) were exposed for 10 months to hypobaric hypoxia (oxygen le...