Simulated weightlessness procedure, head-down bed rest impairs adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus of rhesus macaque

Abstract The microgravity environment in space can impact astronauts’ cognitive and behavioral activities. However, due to the limitations of research conditions, studies of biological changes in the primate brain, such as neurogenesis, have been comparatively few. We take advantage of − 6° head-dow...

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Main Authors: Xu Zhang, Xixia Chu, Lei Chen, Juan Fu, Shuai Wang, Jinjing Song, Guanghan Kan, Weizhong Jiang, Guang He, Xiaoping Chen, Weidong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Molecular Brain
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13041-019-0459-y