Leading authorities on high-altitude physiology contribute to this work, which is divided into three sections: Man at Extreme Altitude; Sleep and Restoration at High Altitude; and Physiology of Permanent Residents of High Altitude. Based on a symposium on physiology at high altitude sponsored by the American Physiological Society, the volume includes several chapters on the achievements of the 1981 American Medical Research Expedition to Mt. Everest, where the first physiological measurements at altitudes above 8,000 meters were recorded. With growing interest in the study of human performance in these conditions, this text marks a lasting achievement in high-altitude physiology.

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Introduction: American Medical Research Expedition to Everest.- Man on the Summit of Mount Everest.- Hypoxic Ventilatory Response and Exercise Ventilation at Sea Level and High Altitude.- Human Cerebral Function at Extreme Altitude.- Metabolic and Endocrine Changes at Altitude.- Renin-Aldosterone System.- Red Cell Function at Extreme Altitude.- Sleep and Periodic Breathing at High Altitude: Sherpa Natives Versus Sojourners.- Ventilatory Control During Sleep in Normal Humans.- Hypoxia and Brain Blood Flow.- Hypoxic Versus Hypocapnic Effects on Periodic Breathing During Sleep.- Mechanisms for Recurrent Apneas at Altitude.- Effects of Acclimatization on Sleep Hypoxemia at Altitude.- Respiratory Control in Andean and Himalayan High-Altitude Natives.- High-Altitude Polycythemia.- Ventilatory Function in Adaptation to High Altitude: Studies in Tibet.- Ventilation in Human Populations Native to High Altitude.