Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Arginine vasopressin (AVP) changes during altitude acclimatization is of clinical interest as increases in their plasma levels (with reference to sea-level (SL)) have been associated with fluid retention accompanied by elevated plasma cortisol levels. Studies have reported no change/ decrease in plasma AVP during ‘normal’ acclimatization. This study was conducted to evaluate plasma AVP changes and the associated physiological changes during chronic exposu...