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Effects of spaceflight on myosin heavy-chain content, fibre morphology and succinate dehydrogenase activity in rat diaphragm.
Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology - 1 May 2004
Hansen Gregory, Martinuk Karen J B, Bell Gordon J, MacLean Ian M, Martin Thomas P, Putman Charles T
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The present study examined the effect of 14 days of exposure to microgravity during the Spacelab Life Sciences-2 (SLS-2) space shuttle mission on the myosin heavy-chain (MHC) content, fibre size and type distributions and metabolic properties of rat diaphragm. Five adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to 14 days of microgravity (SF, spaceflight) and compared to five ground-based controls (C)....
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