EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN ALTITUDE ON HEMATOPOIETIC ACTIVITY
EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN ALTITUDE ON HEMATOPOIETIC ACTIVITY
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DOI:
10.1097/00005792-195109000-00001
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发表时间:
1951-01-01
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影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
HENNESSY, TG
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作者:
HUFF, RL;LAWRENCE, JH;HENNESSY, TG
Subjects were studied under basal conditions at close to sea level (Lima) and then restudied after various time intervals of residence (up to 10 days) at an elevation of 14,900 ft. (Morococha). The reverse expt. was carried out in a similar group normally resident at Morococha. In general the group moving from sea level to 14,900 ft. showed an increase in hemoglobin, Hkt, erythrocytes, and reticulocytes and a decrease in % 02 saturation in blood, while opposite changes were found in the group normally resisent at 14,900 ft. when moved to sea level. Fe turnover rates increased by a factor of 2 with residence at 14,900 ft. during observations for 10 days. When high-altitude native were moved to sea level, Fe turnover rates fell linearly to 0.1, the control value in 10 days of observation. In this group the observed decrease in cell mass could be accounted for by a decreased production rate and presumably by an increased rate of red cell destruction. It is emphasized that changes ob -served were followed only over a 10-day period following change in residence and that during periods greater than 10 days further readjustment in rate of erythrocyte production occurs. The changes noted may be observed in varying degree within 12 hrs. after change in residence. A group of Morococha natives with severe polycythemia due to silicosis was studied only in their normal site of residence. In this group very high red cell masses and decreased plasma volumes were observed. Iron turnover rates in this group were excessively high and per cent of red cell Fe renewal was greater than in normal natives.