Lung function is unchanged in the 1 G environment following 6-months exposure to microgravity

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 617-623

  Prisk, G Kim ^a   Fine, Janelle M ^a   Cooper, Trevor K ^a   West, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas mixing; Humans; Pulmonary function; Spaceflight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PNEUMOTACHYGRAPHY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SPACE FLIGHT; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 45849091849     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0754-2     Document Type: Article

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