Lunar gravity prevents skeletal muscle atrophy but not myofiber type shift in mice

Abstract Skeletal muscle is sensitive to gravitational alterations. We recently developed a multiple artificial-gravity research system (MARS), which can generate gravity ranging from microgravity to Earth gravity (1 g) in space. Using the MARS, we studied the effects of three different gravitationa...

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Main Authors: Takuto Hayashi, Ryo Fujita, Risa Okada, Michito Hamada, Riku Suzuki, Sayaka Fuseya, James Leckey, Maho Kanai, Yuri Inoue, Shunya Sadaki, Ayano Nakamura, Yui Okamura, Chikara Abe, Hironobu Morita, Tatsuya Aiba, Teruhiro Senkoji, Michihiko Shimomura, Maki Okada, Daisuke Kamimura, Akane Yumoto, Masafumi Muratani, Takashi Kudo, Dai Shiba, Satoru Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04769-3