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Stress Challenges and Immunity in Space: From Mechanisms to Monitoring and Preventive Strategies

By Thomas Reiter (auth.) , Alexander Chouker (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2012
ISBN
978-3-642-22271-9, 978-3-642-22272-6
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-22272-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7289962 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
469\462
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-22 17:29:04
general; Immunology; NeurosciencesHuman Physiology; Medicine/Public Health

Description

Stress of either psychological or physical nature can activate and/or paralyse humans’ innate and adaptive immunity. However, adequate immunity is crucial to the maintenance of health on earth and in space. During space flight, human physiology and health are challenged by complex environmental stressors which might be at their most pronounced during lunar or interplanetary missions. While previous publications have addressed the physiological changes that occur during space flight, this book goes further, by adopting an interdisciplinary approach to analyze the complex interaction of living conditions in space, the immune system, and astronauts’ health. It is explained how such analysis of the consequences of stress for the immune system may help in preventing, diagnosing, and counteracting immune-related alterations in health on earth as well as in space

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