Ventilation, oxidative stress, and nitric oxide in hypobaric versus normobaric hypoxia

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Vol. 45; no. 2; p. 253
• Main Authors: Faiss, Raphael, Pialoux, Vincent, Sartori, Claudio, Faes, Camille, Dériaz, Olivier, Millet, Grégoire P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Antioxidants - metabolism; Atmospheric Pressure; Calorimetry, Indirect; Exercise - physiology; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hypoxia - physiopathology; Male; Nitrates - blood; Nitric Oxide - metabolism; Nitrites - blood; Oxidative Stress; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Statistics, Nonparametric

Slight differences in physiological responses and nitric oxide (NO) have been reported at rest between hypobaric hypoxia (HH) and normobaric hypoxia (NH) during short exposure.Our study reports NO and oxidative stress at rest and physiological responses during moderate exercise in HH versus NH. Ten...