Methaemoglobin in Man Living at High Altitude

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dc.contributor.authorD. Gourdin
dc.contributor.authorHugues Vergnes
dc.contributor.authorN. Gutierez
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T15:41:24Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T15:41:24Z
dc.date.issued1975
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 12
dc.description.abstractMethaemoglobin has been found in the red cells of subjects living permanently at high altitudes (above 3500 m). The level of methaemoglobin appeared to be inversely related to the red cell count and was much increased in anaemic subjects. The methaemoglobinaemia disappeared when the subjects descended to low altitude. The mechanism of this methaemoglobinaemia is not clear. Its presence appears to be related to the hypoxia of altitude, for toxic factors, enzymopenia and the presence of haemoglobin M were eliminated. The regulation of the oxygen dissociation curve in this condition is discussed.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2141.1975.tb01818.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2141.1975.tb01818.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/53836
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofBritish Journal of Haematology
dc.sourceInstituto Boliviano de Ciencia y Tecnología Nuclear
dc.subjectMethemoglobin
dc.subjectEffects of high altitude on humans
dc.subjectOxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curve
dc.subjectHypoxia (environmental)
dc.subjectMethemoglobinemia
dc.subjectAltitude (triangle)
dc.subjectOxygen
dc.subjectRed Cell
dc.subjectHemolysis
dc.subjectLow altitude
dc.titleMethaemoglobin in Man Living at High Altitude
dc.typearticle

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