Sensorimotor adaptations to microgravity in humans

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 3217-3224

  Edgerton, V R ^a   McCall, G E ^a   Hodgson, J A ^a   Gotto, J ^a   Goulet, C ^a   Fleischmann, K ^a   Roy, R R ^a  

^a 1804 Life Science Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonist co activation; Chronic electromyography; Force estimation; Microgravity; Motor control; Space flight

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; COSMONAUT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MANNED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NASA DISCIPLINE MUSCULOSKELETAL; NASA EXPERIMENT NUMBER 284036; NON-NASA CENTER; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT DURATION; SPACE FLIGHT; STS-78 SHUTTLE PROJECT; TORQUE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

NASA DISCIPLINE MUSCULOSKELETAL; NASA EXPERIMENT NUMBER 284036; NON-NASA CENTER;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; SHORT DURATION; STS-78 SHUTTLE PROJECT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ASTRONAUTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE FLIGHT; TORQUE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0035746023     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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