Evaluation of Non-Lethal Effects of N2 Bubbles on Marine Mammal Health and the Potential Role of Immune Activity in Facilitating the Development of Dive Related Injury

Abstract

The major purpose of this project is to investigate the potential non-lethal effects of gas bubbles on immune function in marine mammals and to address the hypothesis that a less reactive immune system serves a protective role against development of decompression sickness (DCS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014322

Entities

People

  • Laura Thompson
  • Tracy Romano

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Blood
  • Cells
  • Chukchi Sea
  • Complement Factor B
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Deep Diving
  • Detectors
  • Diving
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow Rate
  • Immune System
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Physiology
  • Proteins
  • Sampling

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.