Sedative Agents, Synthetic Torpor, and Long-Haul Space Travel—A Systematic Review

Background: With renewed interest in long-duration space missions, there is growing exploration into synthetic torpor as a countermeasure to mitigate physiological stressors. Sedative agents, particularly those used in clinical anesthesia, have been proposed to replicate aspects of natural torpor, i...

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Main Authors: Thomas Cahill, Nataliya Matveychuk, Elena Hardiman, Howard Rosner, Deacon Farrell, Gary Hardiman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/15/5/706
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