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The use of suspension models and comparison with true weightlessnessA resume is presented of various papers concerning the effect of weightlessness on particular physiological and biochemical phenomena in animal model systems. Findings from weightlessness experiments on earth using suspension models are compared with results of experiments in orbit. The biological phenomena considered include muscle atrophy, changes in the endocrine system, reduction in bone formation, and changes in the cardiovascular system.
Document ID
19860045742
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Musacchia, X. J.
(Louisville, University KY, United States)
Ellis, S.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, 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
86A30480
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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