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Int J Sports Med 1992; 13: S86-S88
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1024605
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Are Tibetans Better Adapted?

L. G. Moore, L. Curran-Everett, T. S. Droma, B. M. Groves, R. E. McCullough, R. G. McCullough, S. F. Sun, J. R. Sutton, S. Zamudio, J. G. Zhuang
  • University of Colorado Denver Dampus, Denver, CO, USA
    University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
    The Tibet Institute of Medical Sciences, Lhasa, Tibet, PRC
    University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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14 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Evidence is reviewed from our recent (1987-1991) investigations which demonstrate better high-altitude adaptation among Tibetans than in acclimatized newcomers or other lifelong high-altitude residents. Characteristics of oxygen transport contributing to the Tibetans' remarkable exercise performance are described.

Key words

High-altitude natives - Tibetans - Andeans - oxygen transport - hemoglobin - exercise

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