Peculiar characteristics of crewmembers' metabolism on the second expedition aboard orbital station Salyut-4
Tigranian, R.A.; Ushakov, A.S.
Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine 49(9): 1074-1079
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0095-6562 PMID: 697669 Document Number: 131913
Metabolic studies were made of crew members on the second expedition aboard orbital station Salyut-4. Pre- and postflight medical examinations included estimations of a wide range of biochemical values characterizing protein and carbohydrate metabolism, enzyme activity, energy exchange in red blood cells and hormone concentration. During the 63-day flight and 7-day recovery period, crew-members developed no metabolic change which could suggest pathology. The changes were functional and seemed to be manifestations of adaptive reactions to space flight and return to earth's gravity.