Neuromuscular adaptation to microgravity environment

Japanese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-314

  Ohira, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Contractile properties; Fiber type transformation; Microgravity; Neural responses

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADAPTATION; BODY POSTURE; DEAFFERENTATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MICROGRAVITY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; TENOTOMY;

EID: 0033778372     PISSN: 0021521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.50.303     Document Type: Review

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