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Comment
. 2018 Jan 8:8:1116.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.01116. eCollection 2017.

Commentary: Human Pathophysiological Adaptations to the Space Environment

Joseph J Bevelacqua  1 , S M J Mortazavi  2
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Commentary: Human Pathophysiological Adaptations to the Space Environment

Joseph J Bevelacqua et al. Front Physiol. .
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Keywords: adaptation; adaptive response; astronauts; cosmic radiation; space radiation.

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(A) An in vitro adaptive response study help choosing good candidates for deep manned space missions. (B) During space mission, the selected astronauts will be adapted to radiation by exposure to chronic galactic cosmic radiation (GCR) and will better tolerate sudden high doses due to solar particle events (SPE). (Figure is based on: Mortazavi et al., 2003b).
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