Stress Challenges and Immunity in Space From Mechanisms to Monitoring and Preventive Strategies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chouker, Alexander (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Immunology.; Neurosciences.; Biomedicine.; Human Physiology.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

Stress of either a psychological or a physical nature can activate and/or paralyse humans’ innate or adaptive immunity. However, adequate immunity is crucial to the maintenance of health on earth and in space. During space flight, human physiology and health are challenged by complex environmental s...