AltitudeOmics: exercise‐induced supraspinal fatigue is attenuated in healthy humans after acclimatization to high altitude

We asked whether acclimatization to chronic hypoxia (CH) attenuates the level of supraspinal fatigue that is observed after locomotor exercise in acute hypoxia (AH).

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