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Adaptation, Aging and Disease Epidemiology in High Altitude Population of Ladakh
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Norboo, Tsering Yangzom, Dekyi |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Introduction Adaptation to life at high altitude is a matter of optimization of oxygen delivery to the metabolizing cells. It has physiological and genetic component. The study of fitness for survival in this wild population is best carried out in the field and in matching environment. We therefore studied population of Korzok, a village on the bank of the lake Tsomoriri at an altitude of 4450m in Ladakh in the Indian Himalaya. |
| Starting Page | 165 |
| Ending Page | 176 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.14989/HSM.11.165 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/186057/1/himaraya_11_165.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.kyoto-bhutan.org/pdf/Himalayan/011/Himalayan-11-165.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |