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Altered vestibular function in fetal and newborn rats gestated in spaceResearchers evaluated vestibular development and function in rat pups flown during gestation on the NASA-NIH R1 and R2 missions. Fetal and postnatal vestibular function were examined. Altered vestibular-mediated responses in the experimental fetal pups are attributed to either direct effect of gravity on the vestibular system or indirect effects of microgravity transduced through the mother. The postnatal tests confirmed the hypothesis that the vestibular system continually adapts and responds to tonic stimulation.
Document ID
20040089369
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Ronca, A. E.
(Indiana University Bloomington 47405, United States)
Alberts, J. R.
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1997
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of gravitational physiology : a journal of the International Society for Gravitational Physiology
Volume: 4
Issue: 2
ISSN: 1077-9248
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Non-NASA Center
short duration
Flight Experiment
NASA Experiment Number 9303031 2/2
NASA Discipline Developmental Biology
NASA Experiment Number 9303031 1/2
STS-70 Shuttle Project
STS-66 Shuttle Project
manned

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