NASA Spaceline 19 August 2005 Current Space Life Science Awareness
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Papers of Interest
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Hilder TL, Baer LA, Fuller CA, Grindeland RE, Wade CE, Graves LM.
Insulin-independent pathways mediating glucose uptake in hindlimb suspended skeletal muscle.
J Appl Physiol. 2005 Aug 11; [Epub ahead of print]
(HSR&T PI: L.M. Graves)
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Study used centrifuged rats as well as hindlimb unloaded rats.
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Paddon-Jones D, Wolfe RR, Ferrando AA.
Amino acid supplementation for reversing bed rest and steroid myopathies.
J Nutr. 2005 Jul;135(7):1809S-1812S.
(HSR&T PI: R.R. Wolfe)
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Eckberg DL, Kuusela TA.
Human vagal baroreflex sensitivity fluctuates widely and rhythmically at very low frequencies.
J Physiol. 2005 Jul 7; [Epub ahead of print]
(HSR&T PI: D.L. Eckberg)
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Heldt T, Chang JL, Chen JJ, Verghese GC, Mark RG.
Cycle-averaged dynamics of a periodically driven, closed-loop circulation model.
Control Eng Pract. 2005 Sep;13(9):1163-71.
(HSR&T PI: R.G. Mark)
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Haerich P, Nelson GA, Pecaut MJ.
HZE radiation and dopaminergic modification of startle and prepulse inhibition in mice.
Physiol Behav. 2005 Aug 3; [Epub ahead of print]
(HSR&T PI: G.A. Nelson)
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Summers RL, Johnston SL, Marshburn TH, Williams DR.
Emergencies in space.
Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Aug;46(2):177-84. Review.
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Hamilton DR, Murray JD, Kapoor D, Kirkpatrick AW.
Cardiac health for astronauts: current selection standards and their limitations.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 Jul;76(7):615-26.
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Gontcharov IB, Kovachevich IV, Pool SL, Navinkov OL, Barratt MR, Bogomolov VV, House N.
In-flight medical incidents in the NASA-Mir program.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 Jul;76(7):692-6.
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Fiedler ER.
Operational processes and cognitive mapping.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 Jul;76(7 Suppl):C4-6.
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This paper was part of a special issue, “Cognitive Performance in Operational Environments.” Many of the papers have a military focus.
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Benoit MR, Li W, Stodieck LS, Lam KS, Winther CL, Roane TM, Klaus DM.
Microbial antibiotic production aboard the International Space Station.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2005 Aug 10;:1-9 [Epub ahead of print]
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ISS results.
Other papers of interest:
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Hesse C, Siedler H, Luntz SP, Arendt BM, Goerlich R, Fricker R, Heer M, Haefeli WE.
Modulation of endothelial and smooth muscle function by bed rest and hypoenergetic, low-fat nutrition.
J Appl Physiol. 2005 Aug 11; [Epub ahead of print]
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Bull JL.
Cardiovascular bubble dynamics.
Crit Rev Biomed Eng. 2005;33(4):299-346.
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Lecoq B, Potrel-Burgot C, Granier P, Sabatier JP, Marcelli C.
Comparison of bone loss induced in female rats by hindlimb unloading, ovariectomy, or both.
Joint Bone Spine. 2005 Jul 18; [Epub ahead of print]
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Morningstar MW, Pettibon BR, Schlappi H, Schlappi M, Ireland TV.
Reflex control of the spine and posture: a review of the literature from a chiropractic perspective.
Chiropr Osteopat. 2005 Aug 9;13(1):16 [Epub ahead of print]
Note:
This paper includes a discussion of “how the human vertebral column develops, functions, and adapts to Earth’s gravity in an upright position.” It includes a review of microgravity research. This paper can be obtained online at no charge.
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Andreescu CE, De Ruiter MM, De Zeeuw CI, De Jeu MT.
Otolith deprivation induces optokinetic compensation.
J Neurophysiol. 2005 Aug 3; [Epub ahead of print]
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Pilmanis AA, Webb JT, Balldin UI.
Partial pressure of nitrogen in breathing mixtures and risk of altitude decompression sickness.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 Jul;76(7):635-41.
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Flanagan MB, May JG, Dobie TG.
Sex differences in tolerance to visually-induced motion sickness.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 Jul;76(7):642-6.
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Blatteau JE, Gempp E, Galland FM, Pontier JM, Sainty JM, Robinet C.
Aerobic exercise 2 hours before a dive to 30 msw decreases bubble formation after decompression.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 Jul;76(7):666-9.
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Russo MB, Vo A, Labutta R, Black I, Campbell W, Greene J, McGhee J, Redmond D.
Human biovibrations: assessment of human life signs, motor activity, and cognitive performance using wrist-mounted actigraphy.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 Jul;76(7 Suppl):C64-74.
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Rowland LM, Thomas ML, Thorne DR, Sing HC, Krichmar JL, Davis HQ, Balwinski SM, Peters RD, Kloeppel-Wagner E, Redmond DP, Alicandri E, Belenky G.
Oculomotor responses during partial and total sleep deprivation.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 Jul;76(7 Suppl):C104-13.
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Sing HC, Kautz MA, Thorne DR, Hall SW, Redmond DP, Johnson DE, Warren K, Bailey J, Russo MB.
High-frequency EEG as measure of cognitive function capacity: a preliminary report.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 Jul;76(7 Suppl):C114-35.
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Wang JW, Wang LJ, Mao YB, Cai WJ, Xue HW, Chen XY.
Control of root cap formation by microRNA-targeted auxin response factors in Arabidopsis.
Plant Cell. 2005 Aug;17(8):2204-16. Epub 2005 Jul 8.
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Esmon CA, Pedmale UV, Liscum E.
Plant tropisms: providing the power of movement to a sessile organism.
Int J Dev Biol. 2005;49(5-6):665-74.
Note:
This paper can be obtained online at no charge.
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Tsukaya H.
Leaf shape: genetic controls and environmental factors.
Int J Dev Biol. 2005;49(5-6):547-555.
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Includes brief discussion of leaf expansion and gravity. This paper can be obtained online at no charge.
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Wang XL, Wang CY, Yu XJ, Zhao YS, Li J, Duan CM, Guo XM.
[Scalable production of embryoid bodies with the rotary cell culture system.]
Sheng Li Xue Bao. 2005 Aug 25;57(4):486-492. Chinese.
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Martin Y, Vermette P.
Bioreactors for tissue mass culture: design, characterization, and recent advances.
Biomaterials. 2005 Jul 12; [Epub ahead of print]