Citation

Burton RR. Acta Astronaut. 1994; 33: 217-220.

Affiliation

Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas 78235-5118, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11539525

Abstract

Terrestrial animals including the human require regular periodic gravitational (g) stimulation to maintain normal physiologic functions on earth or in space. Identical g stimulations can be produced in space with inertial forces (G) using a centrifuge. These stimulations may be made more efficient in preventing physiologic deconditioning by increasing G levels above 1 G. The effective operational use of the centrifuge in space to prevent physiologic deconditioning from microgravity exposures will require ground-based studies using weightless simulation such as bedrest or dry immersion with laboratories that have human-use centrifuges. The use of periodic, increased-G exposures in space may offer a practical inexpensive solution in preventing physiologic deconditioning.

Language: en