Astronaut ophthalmic syndrome

FASEB Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 3746-3756

  Zwart, Sara R ^a   Gibson, Charles R ^b   Gregory, Jesse F ^c   Mader, Thomas H ^d   Stover, Patrick J ^e   Zeisel, Steven H ^f   Smith, Scott M ^g  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Coastal Eye Associates ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Moab Giants   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

B vitamins; Cerebrospinal fluid; Endothelial dysfunction; Microgravity; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HOMOCYSTEINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; VITAMIN B GROUP; CARBON DIOXIDE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; AUSTRONAUT OPHTHALMIC SYNDROME; CARBON METABOLISM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; EYE DISEASE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; METABOLITE; OPTIC NERVE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; BLOOD; COSMONAUT; EDEMA; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPACE FLIGHT; VISION DISORDERS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ASTRONAUTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EDEMA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; SPACE FLIGHT; VISION DISORDERS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 85028942721     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700294     Document Type: Article

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