Physiological and Functional Alterations after Spaceflight and Bed Rest

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 1961-1980

  Mulavara, Ajitkumar P ^a   Peters, Brian T ^a   Miller, Chris A ^a   Kofman, Igor S ^a   Reschke, Millard F ^b   Taylor, Laura C ^a   Lawrence, Emily L ^a   Wood, Scott J ^b   Laurie, Steven S ^c   Lee, Stuart M C ^c   Buxton, Roxanne E ^d   May Phillips, Tiffany R ^c   Stenger, Michael B ^b   Ploutz Snyder, Lori L ^e   Ryder, Jeffrey W ^d   Feiveson, Alan H ^b   Bloomberg, Jacob J ^b  

^a Neurosciences Laboratory   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c Cardiovascular and Vision Laboratory   (United States)

^d JES Tech   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

BED REST; BODY UNLOADING; EXERCISE COUNTERMEASURES; FUNCTIONAL TESTS; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION; SPACEFLIGHT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMONAUT; FEMALE; GAIT; HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; SPACE FLIGHT; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADAPTATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; MIDDLE AGED; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASTRONAUTS; BED REST; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; SPACE FLIGHT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 85051589658     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001615     Document Type: Article

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