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  • Title: Altered vestibular function in fetal and newborn rats gestated in space.
    Author: Ronca AE, Alberts JR.
    Journal: J Gravit Physiol; 1997 Jul; 4(2):P63-6. PubMed ID: 11540701.
    Abstract:
    Researchers evaluated vestibular development and function in rat pups flown during gestation on the NASA-NIH R1 and R2 missions. Fetal and postnatal vestibular function were examined. Altered vestibular-mediated responses in the experimental fetal pups are attributed to either direct effect of gravity on the vestibular system or indirect effects of microgravity transduced through the mother. The postnatal tests confirmed the hypothesis that the vestibular system continually adapts and responds to tonic stimulation.
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