Submitting Campus

Daytona Beach

Department

Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology

Document Type

Poster

Publication/Presentation Date

11-20-2019

Abstract/Description

The ISS provides a platform for conducting Rodent Research (RR) in microgravity and 9 missions have been successfully conducted. The results from these experiments have begun to provide new insights into the effects of spaceflight on mammalian physiological systems. After RR-1-4, the Flight IACUC required inclusion of additional cage enrichment into the Rodent Habitats (RH) to “enhance animal well-being by providing animals with sensory and motor stimulation, through structures and resources that facilitate the expression of species typical behaviors”. A Hut, in the form of a rigid, mesh igloo-like shelter was implemented beginning with RR-5. The potential influence of the Hut in the novel cage environment of RH on various spaceflight-sensitive physiological systems has not been fully explored.

Location

Denver, CO

Paper Number

20190033195

Number of Pages

1

Additional Information

Dr. Paul was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.

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