title: Hematologic response to four weeks of intermittent hypobaric hypoxia in highly trained athletes.
abstract: We investigated changes induced by four weeks of intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (IHH) at a simulated altitude of 4000-5500 m in highly trained athletes. Serum erythropoietin increased significantly (p<0.001) after the sessions of IHH, but reticulocyte and red cell parameters did not. Our IHH protocol stimulated endogenous erythropoietin secretion without producing the subsequent erythropoietic response.
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abellán
authors.forename: Angel F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Remacha
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: M Pilar
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sardà
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Segura
authors.forename: Ferran A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization / Q000502:physiology*; D000531:Altitude; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors