Short Title:
Calcium Isotope-Flight
Responsible HRP Element:
Human Health Countermeasures
Funding Status:
Completed - Task completed and produced a deliverable
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Procurement Mechanism(s):
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Aims:
- Track changes
in the calcium isotope composition in the urine of ISS crew members
before, during and after spaceflight, and compare these changes to
results of traditional biochemical and x-ray based measures of bone
metabolism.
- Validate
calcium isotopes as a biomarker of net bone mineral balance in space,
and the calcium isotope biomarker as a tool for both monitoring bone
health in space and measuring the effectiveness of countermeasures to
bone loss in microgravity.
- Investigate saliva and hair as soft tissue proxies for calcium isotope analysis.
Category:
Technology or Tool
Subcategory:
Systems Solutions, Prototype Hardware or Software
Description:
Tool for monitoring bone mineral balance and countermeasures to bone resorption in space.
Internal Customers:
None
External Customers:
None