A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century

National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee on Space Biology and Medicine (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

1998
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-06047-9 (ISBN)

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Provides a review of ground-based and space research in eleven disciplines, ranging from bone physiology to plant biology. This book offers recommendations for research. It is useful as a reference tool for space and life scientists.

Construction of the international space station, scheduled to start in late 1998, ushers in a new era for laboratory sciences in space. This is especially true for space life sciences, which include not only the use of low gravity as an experimental parameter to study fundamental biological processes but also the study of the serious physiological changes that occur in astronauts as they remain in space for increasingly longer missions.

This book addresses both of these aspects and provides a comprehensive review of ground-based and space research in eleven disciplines, ranging from bone physiology to plant biology. It also offers detailed, prioritized recommendations for research during the next decade, which are expected to have a considerable impact on the direction of NASA's research program. The volume is also a valuable reference tool for space and life scientists.

Table of Contents

Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Cell Biology
3 Developmental Biology
4 Plants, Gravity, and Space
5 Sensorimotor Integration
6 Bone Physiology
7 Skeletal Muscle
8 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems
9 Endocrinology
10 Immunology
11 Radiation Hazards
12 Behavioral Issues
13 Setting Priorities in Research
14 Programmatic and Policy Issues
Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix B Glossary
Appendix C Workshops
Appendix D Committee Biographies

Committee on Space Biology and Medicine, National Research Council

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Cell Biology; 5 3 Developmental Biology; 6 4 Plants, Gravity, and Space; 7 5 Sensorimotor Integration; 8 6 Bone Physiology; 9 7 Skeletal Muscle; 10 8 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems; 11 9 Endocrinology; 12 10 Immunology; 13 11 Radiation Hazards; 14 12 Behavioral Issues; 15 13 Setting Priorities in Research; 16 14 Programmatic and Policy Issues; 17 Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations; 18 Appendix B Glossary; 19 Appendix C Workshops; 20 Appendix D Committee Biographies

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.10.1998
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
ISBN-10	0-309-06047-8 / 0309060478
ISBN-13	978-0-309-06047-9 / 9780309060479
Zustand	Neuware