Space research on organs and tissuesThe effects of microgravity on various physiological systems are reviewed focusing on muscle, bone, cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurovestibular, liver, and endocrine systems. It is noted that certain alterations of organs and tissues caused by microgravity are not reproducible in earth-bound animal or human models. Thus space research on organs and tissues is essential for both validating the earth-bound models used in laboratories and studying the adaptations to weightlessness which cannot be mimicked on earth.
Document ID
19920055896
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Tischler, Marc E. (Arizona, University Tucson, United States)
Morey-Holton, Emily (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)