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AEROSPACE CHINA ›› 2017, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (4): 33-41.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1671-0940.2017.04.005

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Effects of Microgravity on Human Physiology and Ground-Based Models for Space Physiological Studies

  

  1. Laboratory for Bone Metabolism, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072
  • Online:2017-12-25 Published:2019-11-28
  • About author:QIU Wuxia (1991- ) received her BS degree from North West Agriculture and Forestry University. She’s now studying for a PhD in biomedical engineering at Northwestern Polytechnical University and is mainly engaged in the research of bone metabolism.

Abstract: With the development of manned spaceflight, more and more researches are involved in the area of gravitation physiology. When astronauts are exposed to microgravity, a series of special physiological or pathological changes will occur, which will start self-regulation mechanisms to reduce abnormalities and help the organism to better adapt to microgravity. However, these adaptive changes may also induce degradation or damage to physiological functions. This paper summarizes the physiological effects of microgravity on the human body from the aspects of skeletal and mineral metabolism, muscle structure and function, vestibular functions, cardiovascular function and pulmonary function, as well as expounds some commonly used ground-based space analogies. The paper will provide a reference for further study on the physiological effects of microgravity.