Publication details
Vliv extrémního prostředí Antarktidy na vybrané imunitní parametry
| Title in English | Influence of extreme Antarctic environment on the chosen parameters of immune system |
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | This presentation summarizes the findings of a study which researched the effects of Antarctica’s extreme environment on chosen immunological and physiological parameters present in the urine and blood of members of the 9th Czech scientific expedition, which occurred in January and February of 2015. There were 45 samples of urine and 45 samples of blood collected in total in three rounds (before departure, during the first 2 weeks in Antarctica and two weeks before leaving Antarctica. We have made a statistic evaluation using the paired t-test. The parameters present in the urine, which undertook a statistic change, were pH and the number of leucocytes in 1 ul of urine. This presentation describes the results of just some of the observed immunological and haematological parameters of blood. There were registered considerable statistic increases of erythrocytes, blood haemoglobin, transferrin, lymphocytes, leucocytes in blood, and immature forms of leucocytes. Statistically, considerable decrease has been observed in the number of monocytes. We can say as a conclusion that some factors of Antarctica's weather conditions may have a positive impact on some of the aspects of human health. |