A review of the consequences of fluid and electrolyte shifts in weightlessnessThis review describes the renal-endocrine mechanisms related to the early losses of fluid-electrolytes from the body during weightlessness as well as their contribution to longer term adaptation of fluid-electrolyte balance. The hypotheses presented were generated by a systematic analysis of body fluid and renal dynamics observed under conditions of actual and simulated spaceflight. These have increased our understanding of the effects of acute headward fluid shifts on renal excretion, the factors promoting excess sodium excretion and the regulation of extracellular fluid composition.
Document ID
19790027207
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Leach, C. S. (NASA Johnson Space Center Biomedical Laboratories Branch, Houston, Tex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1978
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Report/Patent Number
IAF PAPER 78-50
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Astronautical Federation, International Astronautical Congress