Disuse of the musculo-skeletal system in space and on earth

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 403-420

  Narici, M V ^a   De Boer, M D ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Countermeasures; Microgravity; Skeletal muscle; Spaceflight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EARTH (PLANET); EXERCISE TEST; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 79951949297     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1556-x     Document Type: Article

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