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Osteocytes and Weightlessness [PDF]
Current Osteoporosis Reports, 2021 Abstract Purpose of Review Osteocytes are considered to be the cells responsible for mastering the remodeling process that follows the exposure to unloading conditions. Given the invasiveness of bone biopsies in humans, both rodents and in vitro culture systems are largely adopted as models for studies in space missions ...
Iandolo, Donata +3 more
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Cancer Studies under Space Conditions: Finding Answers Abroad
Biomedicines, 2021 In this review article, we discuss the current state of knowledge in cancer research under real and simulated microgravity conditions and point out further research directions in this field. Outer space is an extremely hostile environment for human life,
José Luis Cortés-Sánchez +8 more
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High-gradient magnetic fields and starch metabolism: results from a space experiment
Scientific Reports, 2022 Directing plant growth in weightlessness requires understanding the processes that establish plant orientation and how to manipulate them. Both gravi- and phototropism determine directional growth and previous experiments showed that high gradient ...
K. H. Hasenstein +3 more
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Microgravity and Musculoskeletal Health: What Strategies Should Be Used for a Great Challenge?
Life, 2023 Space colonization represents the most insidious challenge for mankind, as numerous obstacles affect the success of space missions. Specifically, the absence of gravitational forces leads to systemic physiological alterations, with particular emphasis on
Roberto Bonanni +4 more
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Pathophysiology, 2023 The primary aim of the study was to assess cerebral circulation in healthy young subjects during an ultra-short (45 min) session of ground-based microgravity modeled by “dry” immersion (DI), with the help of a multifunctional Laser Doppler Flowmetry (LDF)
Liudmila Gerasimova-Meigal +4 more
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Вестник восстановительной медицины, 2022 INTRODUCTION. According to the WHO, between 250,000 and 500,000 people are affected every year with spinal cord injury (SCI) around the world. The number of disabled people as a result of spinal cord injury in Russia is estimated to be over 250,000 and ...
Polina V. Tkachenko, Vadim D. Daminov
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International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2015 Weightlessness is an extreme environment that can cause a series of adaptive changes in the human body. Findings from real and simulated weightlessness indicate altered cardiovascular functions, such as reduction in left ventricular (LV) mass, cardiac ...
Hui Zhu, Hanqing Wang, Zhiqiang Liu
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 The Mongolian gerbil displays unique physiological and anatomical features that make this species an attractive object for biological experiments in space.
Yuri S. Krivonosov +8 more
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Simulated Weightlessness Perturbs the Intestinal Metabolomic Profile of Rats
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 Recently, disorders of intestinal homeostasis in the space environment have been extensively demonstrated. Accumulating evidence have suggested microgravity and simulated weightlessness could induce dysbiosis of intestinal microbiota, which may ...
Mingliang Jin +5 more
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Objects Mental Rotation under 7 Days Simulated Weightlessness Condition: An ERP Study
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017 During the spaceflight under weightlessness condition, human's brain function may be affected by the changes of physiological effects along with the distribution of blood and body fluids to the head.
Hui Wang +5 more
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