Cardiovascular Alterations
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  • Effect of High-Energy Particle Irradiation on Adhesiveness of Vascular Endothelium and Its Consequences for Atherosclerosis
    Dennis Kucik, M.D., Ph.D.
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  • Radiation, Endothelial Cell Senescence, Accelerated Aging and Atherosclerosis
    Artin A. Shoukas, Ph.D.
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  • The Multisystem Effect of Exercise Training/Nutritional Support During Prolonged Bed-Rest Deconditioning: An Integrative Approach to Countermeasure Development for the Heart, Lungs, Muscles and Bones
    Benjamin D. Levine, M.D.
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Bed rest, with the subject's head slightly lower than the feet, is used to simulate weightlessness and study its effects on the cardiovascular system.