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Fluid and Electrolyte Metabolism and Hormonal Regulaltion of Fluid Volume (Diurez)
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Experiment Overview

This content was provided by Irina M. Larina, and is maintained in a database by the ISS Program Science Office.

Brief Summary

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Principal Investigator(s)

  • Irina M. Larina, Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russia
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    Developer(s)
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    Sponsoring Space Agency

    Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)

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    Research Benefits

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    ISS Expedition Duration:

    August 2001 - October 2005

    Expeditions Assigned

    3,4,7,8,9,10,11

    Previous ISS Missions

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    Experiment Description

    Research Overview

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    Description

    Reception of new data on the water-salt metabolism status and hormonal control of volimia in zero-gravity conditions and during post-flight readaptation period.

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    Applications

    Space Applications

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    Earth Applications

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    Operations

    Operational Requirements

    Plasma-03 centrifuge to separate blood into plasma and serum, Plasma-03 set of accessories for sampling, Gematokrit Kit to take blood samples and separate plasma from erythrocytes defining hematocrit number, Reflotron-4 Kit capillary blood count for hemoglobin, creatinine and urea, KV-03 Container, Plasma-03 Kit for taking, processing and storage of venous blood and urine, M-Priemniki Kit to study water-salt metabolism, Cryogem-03 refrigerator to freeze blood samples.

    Operational Protocols

    Study of the dependence between renal elimination activity and its hormonal control. Study of the balance of liquid and main electrolytes.

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    Results/More Information

    Evaluation of mechanisms of water-electrolyte metabolism adaptation to zero-gravity conditions.

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    Results Publications

      Morukov BV, Nichiporuk IA, Tret'yakov VS, Larina IM.  Biochemical Markers of Bone Tissue Metabolism in Cosmonauts After a Prolonged Spaceflight. Human Physiology. 2005; 31(6): 684-687. DOI: 10.1007/s10747-005-0115-z.

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    Ground Based Results Publications

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    ISS Patents

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    Related Publications

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    Related Websites
  • Coordinating Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency [Russian]
  • Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment
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    Imagery

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