Post-spaceflight orthostatic intolerance: Possible relationship to microgravity-induced plasticity in the vestibular system

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 73-82

  Yates, B J ^a   Kerman, I A ^b  

^a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Microgravity; Otolith organ; Spaceflight; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANGIOTENSIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; RENIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MICROGRAVITY; MOTION SICKNESS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OTOLITH; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPACE FLIGHT; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

NASA DISCIPLINE NEUROSCIENCE; NON-NASA CENTER;

HUMANS; HYPOGRAVITY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; POSTURE; SPACE FLIGHT; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0032211529     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(98)00028-9     Document Type: Review

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