[Changes of cerebral circulation during weightlessness or simulated weightlessness].
The results about studies on changes of the cerebral circulation during weightlessness/simulated weightlessness were reviewed in this paper. The possible influencing mechanism of weightlessness on cerebral circulation and its physiological significance were summarized. It could be concluded that the changes of cerebral circulation were the results of self-regulation of the brain to maintain its normal function, and it might play an important role in the genesis of postflight orthostatic intolerance.
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Institute of Space Medico-Engineering, Beijing, China.
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D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000503:physiopathology; D013026:Space Flight; D014893:Weightlessness; D018474:Weightlessness Simulation