Can High Altitude Influence Cytokines and Sleep?

• Main Authors: Valdir de Aquino Lemos (Author), Ronaldo Vagner Thomatieli dos Santos (Author), Fabio Santos Lira (Author), Bruno Rodrigues (Author), Sergio Tufik (Author), Marco Tulio de Mello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The number of persons who relocate to regions of high altitude for work, pleasure, sport, or residence increases every year. It is known that the reduced supply of oxygen (O2) induced by acute or chronic increases in altitude stimulates the body to adapt to new metabolic challenges imposed by hypoxi...