Publication Date:
2019-08-28
Description:
Sodium content decreased in the human skeletal bones and rose in the rat bones following space flight. In man copper content rose in the femoral bone and decreased in the vertebral body and the sternum, but was unchanged in the rest of the bones. Magnesium content was decreased in the femoral bone and the sternum, and in the vertebrae, but remained unchanged in the rest of the bones. Possible mechanisms of the changes detected are discussed.
Keywords:
AEROSPACE MEDICINE
Type:
NASA-TM-75506
Format:
application/pdf
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