Effects of 14 days of microgravity on fast hindlimb and diaphragm muscles of the rat

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 885-892

  Schuenke, Mark D ^a   Reed, David W ^b   Kraemer, William J ^c   Staron, Robert S ^b   Volek, Jeff S ^c   Hymer, Wesley C ^d   Gordon, Scott ^e   Perry Koziris, L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f The Canadian Sport Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

MATPase histochemistry; Microgravity; Muscle fiber types; Myosin heavy chains; Spaceflight

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FAST MUSCLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LEG MUSCLE; MICROGRAVITY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; SPACE FLIGHT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 68349128666     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1091-9     Document Type: Article

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