Data drawn from 25 years of Soviet space flights, and analyzed by scientists throughout the world, is the basis of a review of the immune systems of both humans and animals under such conditions as prolonged hypokinesia, isolation, and extreme temperatures. Of special concern are disorders of bone-calcium metabolism provoked by long-term hypokinesia and weightlessness, and diseases accompanied by osteoporosis. Seven of the ten chapters discuss humans; one, animals; and one, experiments on isolated cells. An introductory overview is included. Suitable for theoretical or clinical immunologists, physiologists, and biologists. First published in Russian in 1988. Acidic paper. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Immune System in Space and Other Extreme Conditions (Soviet Medical Reviews Supplement Series, Section B)

Science & Math

I.V. Konstantinova

B.B. Fuchs

Earth Sciences

Harwood Academic Publishers

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