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Prolonged weightlessness and humoral immunityPreflight, inflight, and postflight serum samples obtained from crewmen aboard STS-9 were analyzed for immunoglobulin content. Control studies for circadian rhythm were conducted to further validate the analyses. Quantitation of immunoglobulins G, M, A, D, and E indicated relatively minor fluctuations in the concentration of each class of immunoglobulin during the experiment. Thus, microgravity effects on immunoglobulin levels during a 10-day flight were considered insignificant.
Document ID
19840057514
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Voss, E. W., Jr.
(Illinois, University Urbana, IL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
July 13, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 225
ISSN: 0036-8075
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Accession Number
84A40301
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-19328
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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