Differential atrophy of the lower-limb musculature during prolonged bed-rest

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 489-499

  Belavý, Daniel L ^a   Miokovic, Tanja ^a   Armbrecht, Gabriele ^a   Richardson, Carolyn A ^b   Rittweger, Jörn ^c   Felsenberg, Dieter ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Berlin Bed Rest Study; Magnetic resonance imaging; Microgravity; Muscle atrophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED REST; BODY POSITION; EXERCISE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; BED REST; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; ORGAN SIZE; THIGH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350300462     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1136-0     Document Type: Article

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