Open AccessThe blunted vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) response to high-altitude hypoxia and genetic variants in the promoter region of the VEGFA gene in Sherpa highlanders
Author(s) -
Yunden Droma,
Masayuki Hanaoka,
Takumi Kinjo,
Nozomu Kobayashi,
Yasuo Matsumura,
Yoshiaki Kitaguchi,
Masao Ôta
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
peerj
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.927
H-Index - 70
ISSN - 2167-8359
DOI - 10.7717/peerj.13893
Subject(s) - hypoxia (environmental) , vascular endothelial growth factor , vegf receptors , gene , vascular endothelial growth factor a , biology , vascular endothelial growth factor b , effects of high altitude on humans , genetics , cancer research , chemistry , anatomy , oxygen , organic chemistry