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King of the mountains: Tibetan and Sherpa physiological adaptations for life at high altitude.
Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) - 1 Nov 2014
Gilbert-Kawai Edward T, Milledge James S, Grocott Michael P W, Martin Daniel S
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Anecdotal evidence surrounding Tibetans' and Sherpas' exceptional tolerance to hypobaric hypoxia has been recorded since the beginning of high-altitude exploration. These populations have successfully lived and reproduced at high altitude for hundreds of generations with hypoxia as a constant evolutionary pressure. Consequently, they are likely to have undergone natural selection toward a genotype (and phenotype)...
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