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Microgravity-induced skeletal muscle atrophy in women and men: implications for long-duration spaceflights to the Moon and Mars

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: This study adds to the limited evidence regarding sex-specific responses to real or simulated microgravity exposure, which collectively suggests a sex-specific muscle atrophy profile, with women losing more than men at least through the first 4 mo of weightlessness. Considering the increase in women being selected for space missions, including the first women to travel to the Moon, more physiological data on women in response to microgravity are needed.

Source: Journal of Applied Physiology

DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00412.2023

Authors: Todd A. Trappe, Per Tesch, Björn Alkner, Scott Trappe

Institutions: Ball State University, Karolinska Institutet

Language: English

Topic: Spaceflight effects on biology

Subfield: Physiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Swedish National Space Agency