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[Morphologic and cytochemical research aboard the biosatellite "Cosmos-782"]
Arkhiv Anatomii, Gistologii I Embriologii
|July 1, 1977
Summary
Spaceflight caused significant bone density loss and muscle atrophy in rats due to reduced gravity. Stress and cosmic radiation also impacted various organ systems, but these changes were reversible after returning to Earth.
Area of Science:
- Space biology
- Gravitational biology
- Radiation biology