1st Edition
Space and Life An Introduction to Space Biology and Medicine
By Hubert Planel
Copyright 2004
190 Pages
by
CRC Press
190 Pages
by
CRC Press
192 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Since our first manned space flights we have learned much about how the human body adapts to the space environment and in particular, to the absence of gravity. Today, space research provides a better understanding of our physiological response mechanisms to microgravity. Space and Life: An Introduction to Space Biology and Medicine describes the results of space research in the context of core... Read more
Manned and Unmanned Missions. Manned Space Flights. An Extreme Environment. Gravity and Weightlessness. Physiological and Biological Effects of Weightlessness in Humans and Animals: The Cardiovascular Sysytem. The Skeletal System and Weightlessness. The Muscular System. The Vestibular Apparatus and Balance System. The Other Effects of Gravity and Weightlessness. Space Cell Biology. The Effects of Gravity and Weightlessness on Plants. Developmental Biology. Cosmic Radiation. Extraterrestrial Life.
Biography
Hubert Planel
