Atrophy of calf muscles by unloading results in an increase of tissue sodium concentration and fat fraction decrease: a 23Na MRI physiology study

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1585-1595

  Gerlach, D A ^a   Schopen, K ^a,b   Linz, P ^c,d   Johannes, B ^a   Titze, J ^d,e   Zange, J ^a   Rittweger, J ^a,f  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

23Na MRI; MRI; Muscle unloading; Quantification; Sodium; Tissue sodium concentration (TSC)

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SODIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019924613     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-017-3647-4     Document Type: Article

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