"Altitude Sickness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Multiple symptoms associated with reduced oxygen at high ALTITUDE.
| Descriptor ID |
D000532
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.020
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Altitude Sickness" by people in Profiles.
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Xu J, Peng Z, Li R, Dou T, Xu W, Gu G, Liu Y, Kang Z, Tao H, Zhang JH, Ostrowski RP, Lu J, Sun X. Normoxic induction of cerebral HIF-1alpha by acetazolamide in rats: role of acidosis. Neurosci Lett. 2009 Feb 27; 451(3):274-8.
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Gertsch JH, Seto TB, Mor J, Onopa J. Ginkgo biloba for the prevention of severe acute mountain sickness (AMS) starting one day before rapid ascent. High Alt Med Biol. 2002; 3(1):29-37.