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Hormonal and metabolic responses of hypophysectomized rats with head-down suspension
C M Tipton1, R E Grindeland, C R Woodman
1Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA.
Journal of Gravitational Physiology : a Journal of the International Society for Gravitational Physiology
|May 1, 1994
Abstract:
The primary purpose of this investigation was to secure select anatomical and physiological measurements from hypophysectomized rats and their sham-operated control to determine how various endocrine influences could be modified by conditions of simulated microgravity. The focal point of the study was the exercise responses after head-down suspension; however, we were also interested in obtaining insights on nonexercise-related mechanisms. Since more details and information concerning this study will be published elsewhere, we will highlight those findings which warrant further research.