MRI-derived diffusion parameters in the human optic nerve and its surrounding sheath during head-down tilt
Vision: Microgravity may alter optic nerve and surrounding sheath Changes to the optic nerve and surrounding sheath during microgravity could explain why space flight is harmful to an astronaut’s vision. Darius Gerlach from the German Aerospace Center in Cologne and colleagues studied the tissue arc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-06-01
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Series: | npj Microgravity |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-017-0023-y |