Key Publications

Acute exposure to space flight results in evidence of reduced lymph Transport, tissue fluid Shifts, and immune alterations in the rat gastrointestinal system

W.E. Cromer, D.C. Zawieja

Altered rodent gait characteristics after ~35 days in orbit aboard the International Space Station

Andy Kwok, Samuel Rosas, Ted A. Bateman, Eric Livingston, Thomas L Smith, Joseph Moore, David C. Zawieja, Tom Hampton, Xiao W. Mao, Michael D. Delp, Jeffrey S. Willey

Characterization of mouse ocular response to a 35-day spaceflight mission: Evidence of blood-retinal barrier disruption and ocular adaptations

Xiao W. Mao, Nina C. Nishiyama, Stephanie D. Byrum, Seta Stanbouly, Tamako Jones, Alyson Drew, Vijayalakshmi Sridharan, Marjan Boerma, Alan J. Tackett, David Zawieja, Jeffrey S. Willey, Michael Delp & Michael J. Pecaut

Diminished mesenteric vaso- and venoconstriction and elevated plasma ANP and BNP with simulated microgravity

Bradley J. Behnke, David C. Zawieja, Anatoliy A Gashev, Chester A. Ray, and Michael D. Delp

Impairment of Lymphatic Endothelial Barrier Function by X-ray Irradiation

S. Anand Narayanan, Ph.D, John Ford, Ph.D., and David C. Zawieja, Ph.D.

Inhibition of active lymph pump by simulated microgravity in rats

Anatoliy A. Gashev, Michael D. Delp, and David C. Zawieja

Regional Variations of Contractile Activity in Isolated Rat Lymphatics

Anatoliy A. Gashev, Michael J. Davis, Michael D. Delp, and David C. Zawieja

Spaceflight and hind limb unloading induces an arthritic phenotype in knee articular cartilage and menisci of rodents

Andy T. Kwok, Nequesha S. Mohamed, Johannes F. Plate, Raghunatha R. Yammani, Samuel Rosas, Ted A. Bateman, Eric Livingston, Joseph E. Moore, Bethany A. Kerr, Jingyun Lee, Cristina M. Furdui, Li Tan, Mary L. Bouxsein, Virginia L. Ferguson, Louis S. Stodieck, David C. Zawieja, Michael D. Delp, Xiao W. Mao & Jeffrey S. Willey

Spaceflight influences gene expression, photoreceptor integrity, and oxidative stress related damage in the murine retina

Eliah G. Overbey, Willian Abraham da Silveira, Seta Stanbouly, Nina C. Nishiyama, Gina D. Roque-Torres, Michael J. Pecaut, David Carl Zawieja, Charles Wang, Jeffrey S. Willey, Michael D. Delp, Gary Hardiman & Xiao Wen Mao