STATUS REPORT Date Released:
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Source: Spaceline
NASA Spaceline 16 March 2007 Current Space Life Science Awareness
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Zhang R, Levine BD.Autonomic ganglionic blockade does not prevent reduction in cerebral blood flow velocity during orthostasis in humans.Stroke. 2007 Mar 1; [Epub ahead of print](HSR&T PI: C.G. Blomqvist/B.D. Levine)
Spier SA, Delp MD, Stallone JN, Dominguez JM, Muller-Delp JM.Exercise training enhances flow-induced vasodilation in skeletal muscle resistance arteries of aged rats: Role of PGI2 and NO.Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 Mar 2; [Epub ahead of print](HSR&T PI: M.D. Delp)
Edmonds JL, Jarchow T, Young LR.A stair-stepper for exercising on a short-radius centrifuge.Aviat Space Environ Med. 2007 Feb;78(2):129-34.(HSR&T PI: L.R. Young)
Kwon D, Bouffard JA, van Holsbeeck M, Sargsyan AE, Hamilton DR, Melton SL, Dulchavsky SA.Battling fire and ice: Remote guidance ultrasound to diagnose injury on the International Space Station and the ice rink.Am J Surg. 2007 Mar;193(3):417-20.(HSR&T PI: S.A. Dulchavsky)Note:
National Hockey League and Olympic athletic trainers were taught to use remote ultrasound diagnosis, as has been done on ISS.
Cucinotta FA, Kim MH, Schneider SI, Hassler DM.Description of light ion production cross sections and fluxes on the Mars surface using the QMSFRG model.Radiat Environ Biophys. 2007 Mar 7; [Epub ahead of print](HSR&T PI: F.A. Cucinotta)
Sabina RL, Paul AL, Ferl RJ, Laber B, Lindell SD.Adenine nucleotide pool perturbation is a metabolic trigger for AMP deaminase inhibitor-based herbicide toxicity.Plant Physiol. 2007 Feb 16; [Epub ahead of print](HSR&T PI: R.J. Ferl)Note:
This paper can be obtained online without charge.
Servais S, Letexier D, Favier R, Duchamp C, Desplanches D.Prevention of unloading-induced atrophy by vitamin E supplementation: Links between oxidative stress and soleus muscle proteolysis?Free Radic Biol Med. 2007 Mar 1;42(5):627-35. Epub 2006 Dec 15.
Esch BT, Scott JM, Warburton DE.Construction of a lower body negative pressure chamber.Adv Physiol Educ. 2007 Mar;31(1):76-81.Note:
This paper can be obtained online without charge.
Lu HB, Zhang LF, Bai J, Liu X, Zhang GP.Mathematical modeling of high G protection afforded by various anti-G equipment and techniques.Aviat Space Environ Med. 2007 Feb;78(2):100-9.
Taube JS.The head direction signal: Origins and sensory-motor integration.Annu Rev Neurosci. 2007 Mar 6; [Epub ahead of print]
Tabony J, Rigotti N, Glade N, Cortes S.Effect of weightlessness on colloidal particle transport and segregation in self-organising microtubule preparations.Biophys Chem. 2007 Feb 8; [Epub ahead of print]Note:
Maxus 5 sounding rocket results.
Saha S, Paul D, Mukherjee A, Banerjee S, Majumder GC.A computerized spectrophotometric instrumental system to determine the "vertical velocity" of sperm cells: A novel concept.Cytometry A. 2007 Feb 23; [Epub ahead of print]Note:
From abstract: ?Undertaking upward movement against gravity is much tougher as compared with horizontal movement. Consequently average vertical velocity is expected to be a much better identifying parameter for assessing semen and other motile cell quality.?
Carin-Levy G, Jones D.Psychosocial aspects of scuba diving for people with physical disabilities: An occupational science perspective.Can J Occup Ther. 2007 Feb;74(1):6-14.Note:
From abstract: ?subjects [people with physical disabilities] stressed that carrying out the activity in a buoyant environment allowed them to feel weightless, thus free from their impairments and equal to non-disabled divers.?