title: [Digestive physiology and pathology in high altitude].
abstract: In the high altitude environment the oxygen and air density are decreased, the temperature and humidity are low, there es an increase in radioactivity. These environmental factors influence on the human body; it has been known for many years that people born and living at high altitude have different morphological and physiological characteristic than those at low altitude. The digestive mechanism for adaptation or acclimation to high altitude has interested physiologist and clinicians for many years. The objective of this article is to present a brief overview of the digestive physiology and pathology in the high altitude.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno-Perú.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frisancho
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Frisancho
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D001838:Bolivia; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000453:epidemiology; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000503:physiopathology; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D005755:Gastrins / Q000378:metabolism; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000473:pathology; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology; D010568:Peru
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D010450:Endopeptidases; C100308:uropepsin
vernacular_title: Fisiología y patología digestiva en la altura.