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Structural and metabolic profile of rhesus monkey m. vastus lateralis after spaceflight
I N Belozerova1, T L Nemirovskaya, B S Shenkman
1RF SRC--Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russia.
Journal of Gravitational Physiology : a Journal of the International Society for Gravitational Physiology
|September 7, 2001
Abstract:
The effect of microgravity on slow- and fast-twitch fibers of m. vastus lateralis of rhesus monkeys was investigated. After real flight, fibers of both types were reduced in size, whereas after simulated flight, only type I fibers tended to diminish. Oxidative potential decreased in type II fibers of both flight and control animals.
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NASA Experiment Number B11-03B
