Male Wistar rats were placed in orbit for an 18.5 day period aboard the Soviet Cosmos 1129 biological satellite. The skeletal changes which occurred during spaceflight were determined to be a reduced rate of periosteal bone formation in the tibial and humeral diaphyses, and a decreased trabecular bone volume and an increased fat content of the bone marrow in the proximal tibial metaphysis.


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    Title :

    Cosmos 1129 - Spaceflight and bone changes


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    Publication date :

    1980-12-01


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    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English