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Edited By
S.L. Bonting, Goor, The Netherlands
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Advances in Space Biology and Medicine,
Description
This fourth volume in the series, dedicated entirely to the results of the first European study of the effects of long-term confinement
and isolation. The volume continues to attempt to fulfill the aim of this series, to bring the findings and accomplishments in the field
of space biology and medicine to a wider group of scientists than merely the relatively small group of biologists and physiologists currently
involved in space experimentation.
The contributions are not only nicely spread geographically with three chapters from the United
States, two each from Russia, Europe, and Japan, they also offer a wide range of topics in the field, covering humans, animals , plants,
cells, and even potential extraterrestrial beings.
As before, not only problems investigated and results obtained are reviewed, but
also some of the technical aspects peculiar to this field are treated. An example in this volume is the chapter on virtual environments
by Ellis, which is meant to help investigators understand the opportunities that these techniques might offer for future investigations.
In view of the limitations on flight opportunities and the constraints still inherent in orbital experimentation, it is also important
to consider the information that can be obtained from studies on the ground. In addition to simulation studies like bed rest for human
subjects (see the chapter by Edgerton et al. on neuromuscular adaptation), tail suspension of rats, and plants on a clinostat (see the
chapter by Masuda et al.), there is the interesting possibility of using gravitropic mutants for studying the effects of weightlessness
on plant growth as described by Takahashi and Suge.
Two chapters are devoted to a review of the results on rats flown on nine Cosmos
biosatellite flights between 1973 and 1989: the chapter by Krasnow deals with the neuromorphological effects of micro- and hypergravity;
that by Popova and Grigoriev with the metabolic effects of spaceflight. The effects of weightlessness on heart and lung function in humans
are reviewed in detail by Bonde-Petersen and Linnarson.
While the study of humans, animals, and plants in spaceflight have taught
us much about the effects of the space environment on living organisms, we still have a very limited understanding of the mechanisms
operating in these effects. The chapter by Rijken et al. on the effects of gravity on the cellular response to epidermal growth factor
demonstrates how, by a judicious use of experiments on the ground and in sounding rockets, the mechanism of a microgravity effect on
cell growth could be unravelled.
The question whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe has intrigued mankind for
a long time. In the chapter by Coulter et al. on NASA's High Resolution Microwave Survey the project to search for the existence of such
life is described. The postscript to this chapter tells how through an unfortunate decision of the U.S. Congress this project after a
successful start is threatened with an untimely ending.
Contents
Contents. List of Contributors. Introduction to Volume 4 (S.L. Bonting). The Physiological Basis for the Influence of Weightlessness on
Heart and Lungs (F. Bonde-Petersen and D. Linnarsson). Neuromuscular Adaptation to Actual and Simulated Weightlessness (V.R. Edgerton
and R.R. Roy). Metabolic Effects of Spaceflight: Cosmos Missions Overview (I.A. Popova and A.I. Grigoriev). Gravitational Neuromorphology
(I.B. Krasnov). Plant Responses to Simulated Microgravity (Y. Masuda, S. Kamisaka, R. Yamamoto, T. Hoson, and K. Nishitani). Gravitropic
Mutants in Studying Plant Growth in Space (H. Takahashi and H. Suge). Effects of Gravity on the Cellular Response to Epidermal Growth
Factor (P.J. Rijken, J. Boonstra, A.J. Verkleij, and S.W. de Laat). Searching for Intelligent Life in the Universe: Nasa's High Resolution
Microwave Survey (G.R. Coulter, M.J. Klein, P.R. Backus, and J.D. Rummel). Virtual Environments: New Media for Spatial Information (S.R.
Ellis). Index.
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Hardbound, publication date: MAR-1995
ISBN-13: 978-1-55938-411-7
ISBN-10: 1-55938-411-5
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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