Mechanisms of Natural Acclimatization Preliminary Report on Anatomic Studies at High Altitudes

摘要

This preliminary report concerns some anatomic studies made in 30 autopsies of native residents at altitudes of about 4,000 meters. Most of these natives died from accidental causes. The organs investigated included the lungs, trachea, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, striated muscle, sexual glands, and in a few cases, brain and suprarenal glands.