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Genetic approaches to understanding human adaptation to altitude in the Andes.
The Journal of experimental biology - 1 Sept 2001
Rupert J L, Hochachka P W
Abstract excerpt
Despite the initial discomfort often experienced by visitors to high altitude, humans have occupied the Andean altiplano for more than 10000 years, and millions of people, indigenous and otherwise, currently live on these plains, high in the mountains of South America, at altitudes exceeding 3000 m. While, to some extent, acclimatization can accommodate the one-third decrease in oxygen availability, having been...
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