title: Bion 11 mission: primate experiments.
abstract: A summary is provided of the major operations required to conduct the wide range of primate experiments on the Bion 11 mission, which flew for 14 days beginning December 24, 1996. Information is given on preflight preparations, including flight candidate selection and training; attachment and implantation of bioinstrumentation; flight and ground experiment designs; onboard life support and test systems; ground and flight health monitoring; flight monkey selection and transport to the launch site; inflight procedures and data collection; postflight examinations and experiments; and assessment of results.
authors.affiliation: RF SRC--Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ilyin
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Korolkov
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Skidmore
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viso
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Kozlovskaya
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Grindeland
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lapin
authors.forename: Y V
authors.initials: YV
authors.lastname: Gordeev
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Krotov
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Fanton
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bielitzki
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Golov
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Magedov
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hines
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D005602:France; D007391:International Cooperation; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012107:Research Design; D012426:Russia; D013026:Space Flight / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D018557:United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration; D014893:Weightlessness