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J Med Primatol
; 15(2): 81-96, 1986.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3959062
RESUMO
Squirrel monkeys, restrained in lower body positive pressure (LBPP) chambers in attempts to model the space flight-induced hematological consequences of a cephalad fluid shift, showed a decrease in red blood cell mass which was largely independent of actual LBPP. The only LBPP-specific hematological effect was an alteration in red blood cell (RBC) survival. This monkey model represents the second, ground-based animal system in which this phenomenon has been recorded and shown to be unique to a cephalad fluid shift. These data suggest a re-evaluation is necessary of the role of altered RBC clearance as a contributing factor to the anemia of space flight in humans.