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. 2000 Jan;7(1):S39-42.

Structural and metabolic characteristics of rhesus monkey m. soleus after spaceflight

B S Shenkman  1 , I N Belozerova, P Lee, T L Nemirovskaya
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  • PMID: 11543455

Structural and metabolic characteristics of rhesus monkey m. soleus after spaceflight

B S Shenkman et al. J Gravit Physiol. 2000 Jan.

Abstract

The effect of microgravity and diminished motor activity on m. soleus fibers of rhesus monkeys was investigated. A significant size reduction of both slow- and fast-twitch fibers was found in the flight animals only. Also, total protein and capillary per fiber number were shown to decrease in the flight animals.

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