Muscle atrophy associated with microgravity in rat : Basic data for countermeasures

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 42, Issue 1-8, 1998, Pages 489-502

  Falempin, M ^a   Mounier, Y ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHTLESSNESS; WISTAR RAT;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHTLESSNESS; WEIGHTLESSNESS COUNTERMEASURES; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 0031598773     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(98)00141-6     Document Type: Article

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