title: Mystery deepens--blood on the space-shuttle Discovery's flight STS 26 at zero gravity and some deductions or extrapolations.
abstract: The second "aggregation of red cells" experiment that was performed on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's space-shuttle Discovery's flight STS 26 confirms the results that were obtained in 1985; however, some new features have come to light, in particular, the observation of a clot or thrombus which, so far, remains unexplained. An attempt has been made to link observations on the cell-to-cell interaction and blood viscosity under zero gravity to some of the problems that are facing astronauts and to some new dimensions in medical science.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Dintenfass
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D001809:Blood Viscosity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003911:Dextrans / Q000494:pharmacology; D004903:Erythrocyte Aggregation; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D005260:Female; D006112:Gravitation; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003911:Dextrans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G