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Association between maternal exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Lima, Peru by Tapia, V. L., Vasquez, B. V., Vu, B., Liu, Y., Steenland, K., Gonzales, G. F.

“…The literature shows associations between maternal exposures to PM 2.5 and adverse pregnancy outcomes. There are few data from Latin America. We have examined…”
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Women's mood at high altitude. sexual dimorphism in hypoxic stress modulation by the tryptophan-melatonin axis by Alcantara-Zapata, D E, Lucero, N, De Gregorio, N, Astudillo Cornejo, P, Ibarra Villanueva, C, Baltodano-Calle, M J, Gonzales, G F, Behn, C

“…Sexual (and gender)-dimorphism in tolerance to hypobaric hypoxia increasingly matters for a differential surveillance of human activities at high altitude…”
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Time-series analysis of ambient PM2.5 and cardiorespiratory emergency room visits in Lima, Peru during 2010–2016 by Tapia, V., Steenland, K., Sarnat, S. E., Vu, B., Liu, Y., Sánchez-Ccoyllo, O., Vasquez, V., Gonzales, G. F.

“…Introduction There have been no time-series studies of air pollution in Peru. Here we evaluate the effect of ambient PM 2.5 on emergency room (ER) visits in…”
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Maternal exposure to biomass smoke and carbon monoxide in relation to adverse pregnancy outcome in two high altitude cities of Peru by Yucra, S., Tapia, V., Steenland, K., Naeher, L.P., Gonzales, G.F.

“…Exposure to pollution from biomass fuel has been associated with low birthweight in some studies. Few studies have included exposure-response analyses. We…”
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Effect of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on spermatogenesis in male rats acutely exposed to high altitude (4340 m) by Gonzales, GF, Gasco, M, Cordova, A, Chung, A, Rubio, J, Villegas, L

“…Lepidium meyenii (Maca) is a Peruvian hypocotyl that grows exclusively between 4000 and 4500 m in the central Andes. Maca is traditionally employed in the…”
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Effect of Lepidium meyenii (Maca), a root with aphrodisiac and fertility-enhancing properties, on serum reproductive hormone levels in adult healthy men by Gonzales, GF, Cordova, A, Vega, K, Chung, A, Villena, A, Gonez, C

“…Lepidium meyenii (Maca) is a Peruvian hypocotyl that grows exclusively between 4000 and 4500 m in the central Andes. Maca is traditionally employed in the…”
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Effect of gamma irradiation on phenol content, antioxidant activity and biological activity of black maca and red maca extracts (Lepidium meyenii walp) by Zevallos-Concha, A., Nuñez, D., Gasco, M., Vasquez, C., Quispe, M., Gonzales, G. F.

“…This study was performed to determine the effects of gamma irradiation on UV spectrum on maca, total content of polyphenols, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl…”
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Effect of chronic treatment with three varieties of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on reproductive parameters and DNA quantification in adult male rats by Gasco, M., Aguilar, J., Gonzales, G. F.

“…Summary The aim of this study was to evaluate the chronic effect of different varieties of Lepidium meyenii (Red Maca, Yellow Maca and Black Maca). Male rats…”
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Update on the impact of Chlamydia trachomatis infection on male fertility by Gonzales, G. F., Muñoz, G., Sánchez, R., Henkel, R., Gallegos-Avila, G., Díaz-Gutierrez, O., Vigil, P., Vásquez, F., Kortebani, G., Mazzolli, A., Bustos-Obregón, E.

“…With approximately 90 million cases annually, infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial disease in the world…”
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Effect of Lepidium meyenii (MACA) on sexual desire and its absent relationship with serum testosterone levels in adult healthy men by Gonzales, G. F., Córdova, A., Vega, K., Chung, A., Villena, A., Góñez, C., Castillo, S.

“…This study was a 12‐week double blind placebo‐controlled, randomized, parallel trial in which active treatment with different doses of Maca Gelatinizada was…”
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Birth weight at high altitudes in Peru by Hartinger, S., Tapia, V., Carrillo, C., Bejarano, L., Gonzales, G.F.

“…To determine whether birth weights are lower at high altitudes, and whether gestational age at birth and a population's length of residence mitigate the effect…”
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Antagonistic effect of Lepidium meyenii (red maca) on prostatic hyperplasia in adult mice by Gonzales, G. F., Gasco, M., Malheiros-Pereira, A., Gonzales-Castañeda, C.

“…Summary The plants from the Lepidium gender have demonstrated to have effect on the size of the prostate. Lepidium meyenii (Maca) is a Peruvian plant that…”
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Higher androgen bioactivity is associated with excessive erythrocytosis and chronic mountain sickness in Andean Highlanders: a review by Gonzales, G. F., Chaupis, D.

“…Summary Populations living at high altitudes (HA), particularly in the Peruvian Central Andes, are characterised by presenting subjects with erythrocytosis and…”
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Effect of butanolic fraction of yellow and black maca (Lepidium meyenii) on the sperm count of adult mice by Inoue, N., Farfan, C., Gonzales, G. F.

“…Summary Lepidium meyenii, known as maca, is a popular nutraceutical food which is grown over 4,000 m above sea level in the Peruvian central highlands. Maca…”
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Synergistic effect of the hydroalcoholic extract from Lepidium meyenii (Brassicaceae) and Fagara tessmannii (Rutaceae) on male sexual organs and hormone level in rats by Lembè, Dieudonné, Gasco, Manuel, Gonzales, G

“…Background: Lepidium meyenii is a plant, which has been used in folk medicine to treat infertility and to increase sexual desire. However, few reports have…”
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Pulse oxygen saturation in healthy newborns at term in Cusco, Peru by Hurtado, A., Gonzales, G.F.

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Effect of high altitude exposure on spermatogenesis and epididymal sperm count in male rats by Gasco, M., Rubio, J., Chung, A., Villegas, L., Gonzales, G. F.

“…The present study was designed to determine the effect of exposure to high altitude on spermatogenesis using transillumination technique and sperm count in…”
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Neocytolysis on descent from altitude: a newly recognized mechanism for the control of red cell mass by Rice, L., Ruiz, W., Driscoll, T., Whitley, C. E., Tapia, R., Hachey, D. L., Gonzales, G. F., Alfrey, C. P.

“…BACKGROUND: Studies of space-flight anemia have uncovered a physiologic process, neocytolysis, by which young red blood cells are selectively hemolyzed,…”
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Tropaeolum tuberosum (Mashua) reduces testicular function: effect of different treatment times by Cárdenas-Valencia, I., Nieto, J., Gasco, M., Gonzales, C., Rubio, J., Portella, J., Gonzales, G. F.

“…Summary Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavon, along with other several species, is an edible‐tuber crop that grows in the Andean region. Folk medicine describes…”
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Aqueous extract of yellow maca (Lepidium meyenii) improves sperm count in experimental animals but response depends on hypocotyl size, pH and routes of administration by Sanchez‐Salazar, L., Gonzales, G. F.

“…Summary Lepidium meyenii, a Peruvian plant growing over 4000 m.a.s.l., has effects on nutrition and fertility. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the…”
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