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  • Title: Salt excretory capacity in natives adapted to moderate high altitude living after acute mobilization to sea level.
    Author: Ramirez G, Pineda DO, Bittle PA, Agosti SJ, Rabb HA, Dietz JR.
    Journal: Aviat Space Environ Med; 1995 Nov; 66(11):1063-70. PubMed ID: 8588796.
    Abstract:
    The sodium excretory capacity of six normal subjects born and raised at moderately high altitude (2600 m) was evaluated at high altitude (HA), and after acute mobilization to sea level (SL). The ability of these individuals to respond to an acute salt load was evaluated by infusing a volume of 100 ml.m-2 body surface area (BSA) of 5% sodium chloride solution over a 30-min time period in both experimental conditions. HA natives were able to excrete a significantly greater salt load at HA than at SL (41.8% vs. 31.6%, respectively, p < 0.05) in 3 h. No changes in plasma atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) concentration were found in either experimental condition. Despite an increase in serum osmolality, no vasopressin (AVP) response was noted either at HA or SL. No correlation between serum AVP levels and urine c-AMP concentrations was found. The enhanced excretory response to a salt load at HA was not explained by the measured hormonal changes. The lack of AVP response to increased serum osmolality, both at HA and SL, in high altitude adapted subjects is presently unexplainable.
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