Musculoskeletal effects of 5 days of bed rest with and without locomotion replacement training

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 727-738

  Mulder, E ^a   Clement G ^b   Linnarsson, D ^c   Paloski, W H ^d   Wuyts, F P ^e   Zange, J ^a   Frings Meuthen, P ^a   Johannes, B ^a   Shushakov, V ^f   Grunewald, M ^f   Maassen, N ^f   Buehlmeier, J ^g   Rittweger, J ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^f HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone markers; Exercise countermeasure; Fatigability; Hypokinesia; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BED REST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BED REST; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOKINESIA; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84925500446     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: 14396327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-3045-0     Document Type: Article

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