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M Martinelli1, R Winterhalder, P Cerretelli, H Howald, H Hoppeler.
Abstract
Muscle ultrastructural changes during a typical expedition to the Himalayas were analyzed by taking muscle biopsies from seven climbers before and after their sojourn at high altitude (over 5000 m for 8 weeks). M. vastus lateralis samples were analyzed morphometrically from electron micrographs. A quantitative evaluation was made of lipofuscin, satellite cells and myonuclei. Significant increases of the volume densities of lipofuscin (+ 235%) and satellite cells (+ 215%) were observed.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2373192 DOI: 10.1007/bf01939930
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Experientia ISSN: 0014-4754