The physiology of survival: Space
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Damian M. Bailey, Angelique van Ombergen
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The role of pyridoxine as a countermeasure for in-flight loss of lean body mass [PDF]
Ground based and in flight research has shown that humans, under conditions of microgravity, sustain a loss of lean body tissue (protein) and changes in several biological processes including, reductions in red blood cell mass, and neurotransmitters. The
Gilbert, Joyce A.
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Possible biomedical applications and limitations of a variable-force centrifuge on the lunar surface: A research tool and an enabling resource [PDF]
Centrifuges will continue to serve as a valuable research tool in gaining an understanding of the biological significance of the inertial acceleration due to gravity.
Cowing, Keith L.
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Reliability of a Shuttle reaction timer [PDF]
Reaction, movement, and task times refer to the times needed to initially respond to a stimulus, make the specific movement, and complete the entire task.
Hays, Russell D. +3 more
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On Simulating Concurrent Flame Spread in Reduced Gravity by Reducing Ambient Pressure [PDF]
The flammability of combustible materials in spacecraft environments is of importance for fire safety applications because the environmental conditions can greatly differ from those on earth, and a fire in a spacecraft could be catastrophic.
Fernandez-Pello, Carlos +4 more
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Experiment K-6-03. Gravity and skeletal growth, part 1. Part 2: Morphology and histochemistry of bone cells and vasculature of the tibia; Part 3: Nuclear volume analysis of osteoblast histogenesis in periodontal ligament cells; Part 4: Intervertebral disc swelling pressure associated with microgravity [PDF]
Bone area, bone electrophysiology, bone vascularity, osteoblast morphology, and osteoblast histogenesis were studied in rats associated with Cosmos 1887.
Berretta, D. +9 more
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Simulation of fluid flows during growth of organic crystals in microgravity [PDF]
Several counter diffusion type crystal growth experiments were conducted in space. Improvements in crystal size and quality are attributed to reduced natural convection in the microgravity environment.
Balasubramaniam, R. +5 more
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Exobiology and life science [PDF]
The following types of experiments for a proposed Space Station Microgravity Particle Research Facility are described: (1) biogenic elements in the interstellar medium; (2) organic material in the solar nebula; (3) volatiles in comets and icy ...
Mckay, C. P.
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