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Standardization of bed rest studies in the spaceflight context
Author(s) -
Patrik Sundblad,
О. И. Орлов,
Oliver Angerer,
Irina V. Larina,
Ronita L. Cromwell
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 8750-7587
pISSN - 1522-1601
DOI - 10.1152/japplphysiol.00089.2016
Subject(s) - spaceflight , context (archaeology) , standardization , aeronautics , rest (music) , bed rest , weightlessness , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , engineering , biology , computer science , aerospace engineering , physics , paleontology , astronomy , operating system
the bed rest model, i.e., having healthy subjects confined to the horizontal or head-down tilt position (HDT) for extended periods of time is a recognized experimental analog to induce some of the physiological adaptations experienced by astronauts during spaceflight ([2][1], [5][2]).Actual

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