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@ Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
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IMAGE INFORMATION |
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| Image Name: |
Xenon tracer injection
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| Image Description: |
During the Xenon1 experiment, the crewmember was injected with small amounts of 133Xenon, which acted as a tracer. Xenon1 tested the local veno-arteriolar reflex in an effort to understand the source of, and ways to combat, postflight orthostatic intolerance.
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| Mission: |
+ Expedition 3 + Expedition 4 + Expedition 5 |
| Experiment Title: |
+ Effect of Microgravity on the Peripheral Subcutaneous Veno-Arteriolar Reflex in Humans (96-E290) |
| Payload: |
+ Human Research Facility on Expedition 3 (HRF3) + Human Research Facility on Expedition 4 (HRF4) + Human Research Facility on Expedition 5 (HRF5) |
| Research Area: | Cardiovascular physiology |
| Keyword: | Experiment operations |
