Effects of long-duration space flight on calcium metabolism: Review of human studies from Skylab to the present

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 59-81

  Whedon, G Donald ^a,b   Rambaut, Paul C ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NASA Headquarters ^*  (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CALCIUM; SPACE FLIGHT;

CALCIUM METABOLISM; DISUSE ATROPHY; SKYLAB FLIGHTS;

METABOLISM;

EID: 27944465701     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2005.03.074     Document Type: Article

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