Myotendinous and Neuromuscular Adaptation to Long-term
Spaceflight (Sarcolab)
03.22.12
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Experiment/Payload Overview
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Brief Summary
Myotendinous and Neuromuscular Adaptation to Long-term
Spaceflight (Sarcolab) investigates skeletal muscle fibers of humans exposed to long-term space flight.
Principal Investigator
P. Cerretelli, , , , , Italy
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Payload Developer
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Sponsoring Space Agency
European Space Agency (ESA)
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ISS Expedition Duration:
March 2012 - September 2012
Expeditions Assigned
31/32
Previous ISS Missions
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Experiment/Payload Description
Research Summary
- Exposure to actual and simulated microgravity is known to lead to loss of muscle mass, function and motor control.
- The first goal of this project is to investigate the myotendinous structural and
functional determinants of this phenomenon using an in vivo and
in vitro approach. Whole skeletal muscle in vivo (plantarflexors)
and in vitro on isolated muscles fibers (of the soleus muscle
(SOL) which are most affected by microgravity) will be studied for
humans exposed to long-term spaceflight.
- The second goal of this project is to characterize reflex excitability of the dis-used
muscles.
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