Physiological Adaptations to Life in Space: An Update
Isadora de Carvalho e Silva,
Thais Russomano,
Ricardo Alves Ferreira
et al.
Abstract:The historic flight of cosmonaut Yuri Alekeseyevich Gagarin, in 1961, established the need for research regarding the physiological adaptations of the human body when exposed to the space environment. Since then, several morpho-functional transformationsvarying between normal and pathological -have been identified within the organisms of astronauts subjected to the extremely disparate environments of the cosmos, consequently, comprehension and preparation of these transformations becomes essential, considering… Show more
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