Gravitational Influence on Human Living Systems and the Evolution of Species on Earth
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Using Gravitational Force (g) an Experimental Variable
1.2. Literature Mining
2. Effects of Altered Gravity on Homo sapiens and Other Vertebrate Species
2.1. Gravity and the Thyroid Gland
2.2. Gravity and the Cardiovascular System
2.3. Gravity and the Immune System
2.4. Gravity and the Vestibular System
2.5. Gravity and the Musculoskeletal System
3. Gravity and Evolution
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Adamopoulos, K.; Koutsouris, D.; Zaravinos, A.; Lambrou, G.I. Gravitational Influence on Human Living Systems and the Evolution of Species on Earth. Molecules 2021, 26, 2784. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092784
Adamopoulos K, Koutsouris D, Zaravinos A, Lambrou GI. Gravitational Influence on Human Living Systems and the Evolution of Species on Earth. Molecules. 2021; 26(9):2784. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092784
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdamopoulos, Konstantinos, Dimitrios Koutsouris, Apostolos Zaravinos, and George I. Lambrou. 2021. "Gravitational Influence on Human Living Systems and the Evolution of Species on Earth" Molecules 26, no. 9: 2784. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092784