Human skeletal muscle protein breakdown during spaceflight

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 272, Issue 4 35-4, 1997, Pages

  Stein, T P ^a   Schluter, M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

3 methylhistidine; insulin; nitrogen balance; shuttle; Skylab

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COSMONAUT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN RESPONSE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NITROGEN BALANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DEPLETION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0030951514     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1997.272.4.e688     Document Type: Article

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