August 6, 2025The Journal of PhysiologyOpen Access

Ventilatory and cerebrovascular responses to exercise in lowlander children acclimatizing to high‐altitude

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JKJodie L. KoepUniversity of British Columbia MRMathew G. RiegerInterior Health KSKurt J. SmithUniversity of Victoria

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Incremental exercise alters ventilation and cerebrovascular responses in lowlander children at high-altitude, highlighting group differences in acclimatization.

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Children and adults show distinct cerebrovascular responses to exercise at high-altitude, which may affect acclimatization.
Both groups exhibited increased ventilation and hypocapnia at high-altitude, but children had less oxygen desaturation.
During exercise, children had a greater increase in cerebral blood velocity compared to adults at high-altitude.
Understanding age-related differences in these responses may improve strategies for acclimatization in lowlander populations.

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Koep et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689522009f4f1c896c428eee https://doi.org/10.1113/jp288822

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Incremental exercise alters ventilation and cerebrovascular responses in lowlander children at high-altitude, highlighting group differences in acclimatization.

Ventilatory and cerebrovascular responses to exercise in lowlander children acclimatizing to high‐altitude

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