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. 2021 Oct 25;9:716184. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.716184

TABLE 1.

Summary of the studies on platelets in microgravity using different experimental models.

Model Method Type of microgravity Time of exposure Effects
Humans Spaceflight Real, different g forces experienced From days to months Auñón-Chancellor et al. (2020); Limper et al. (2021); Garrett-Bakelman et al. (2019)
Bed rest Simulated From days to months Brzhozovskiy et al. (2019); Venemans-Jellema et al. (2014)
Animals Parabolic flight Real, different g forces experienced Seconds Fuse et al. (2002)
Hindlimb Simulated From minutes to days Dai et al. (2009)
Spaceflight Real, different g forces experienced Days Davidson et al. (1999)
RWV Simulated From minutes to days Cialdai et al. (2020)
Cells Spaceflight Real, different g forces experienced Days Davis et al. (1996); Plett et al.,2001; Plett et al.,2004; Akiyama et al. (1999)
Parabolic flight Real, different g forces experienced Seconds Schmitt et al. (1993)
RWV Simulated From minutes to days Li et al. (2010)

The type of microgravity, the duration of microgravity exposure and the results obtained are reported.