Publication Date:
2006-05-09
Description:
Biomedical changes in Gemini and Apollo astronauts indicate physiological shifts in the majority of organs and systems of the body during space flight. Weightlessness conditions affected body weight, blood circulation, hematological indices, metabolisms, etc. Prophylactic measures to minimize the various physiological and psychological effects constitute activity and rest cycles, supplementary potassium addition to space food, artificial gravity, etc.
Keywords:
AEROSPACE MEDICINE
Type:
Weightlessness: Med. and Biol. Res. (NASA-TT-F-16105); p 429-482
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