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Body Fluid and Energy Metabolism at High Altitude

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Abstract

The sections in this article are:

1 Body Fluid Metabolism at High Altitude
1.1 Acute Hypoxia
1.2 Chronic Hypoxia
2 Energy Metabolism at High Altitude
2.1 Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise at Altitude
2.2 Metabolic Responses to Exercise at Altitude
Figure 1. Figure 1.

Potential physiological benefits of alterations in salt and water metabolism and body fluid volumes in response to high‐altitude hypoxia.



Figure 1.

Potential physiological benefits of alterations in salt and water metabolism and body fluid volumes in response to high‐altitude hypoxia.

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Reed W Hoyt, Arnold Honig. Body Fluid and Energy Metabolism at High Altitude. Compr Physiol 2011, Supplement 14: Handbook of Physiology, Environmental Physiology: 1277-1289. First published in print 1996. doi: 10.1002/cphy.cp040255