Space travel directly induces skeletal muscle atrophy
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 13 (9) , 1031-1038
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.13.9.1031
Abstract
Space travel causes rapid and pronounced skeletal muscle wasting in humans that reduces their long-term flight capabilities. To develop effective countermeasures, the basis of this atrophy needs to...Keywords
Funding Information
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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