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Transient dehydration of lungs in tail-suspended ratsThe fluid balance in the lungs of rats exposed to head-down tilt is examined. Six Munich-Wister rats were suspended for 7 days and 10 Sprague-Dawley rats for 14 days using the technique of Morey (1979). The water contents of the lungs of the suspended and a control group are calculated and compared. The data reveal that the two-days suspended rats had dehydrated lungs; however, the lungs of the 14-day suspended and control group rats were similar. It is noted that the dehydration in the 2-day suspended rats is caused by general dehydration not the head-tilt position.
Document ID
19860045700
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hargens, A. R.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Steskal, J.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Morey-Holton, E. R.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA; California, University; USVA, Medical Center, San Diego, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Physiologist, Supplement
Volume: 28
ISSN: 0031-9376
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Accession Number
86A30438
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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