Browsing by Subject "Disuse"
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(2009-05-15)Disuse of weight bearing bones has been shown to cause bone loss. This poses a health concern for people exposed to microgravity, such as astronauts. Animal studies are used to study factors related to bone loss and ...
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Skeletal Impacts of Continuous Low-Dose-Rate Gamma Radiation Exposure During Simulated Microgravity (2018-07-03)One of the greatest unknowns in human spaceflight is the effects of low-dose-rate galactic cosmic radiation (GCR). The majority of radiation studies deliver the total radiation dose expected on a 2-3 year mission in minutes. ...
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(2016-12-07)Prolonged periods of reduced mechanical loading lead to physiological changes such as a reduction in muscle mass and strength. These morphological and functional changes are allowed to take place to regulate muscle mass, ...