Immune system dysregulation during spaceflight: Clinical risk for exploration-class missions

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1017-1018

  Crucian, Brian ^a   Sams, Clarence ^a  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Innate immunity; Space flight

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL SUBPOPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFECTION; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SPACE FLIGHT; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 70350719491     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0709500     Document Type: Letter

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