Electromyograms were recorded from the soleus and medial gastrocnemius muscles and tendon force from the medial gastrocnemius muscle of 2 juvenile Rhesus monkeys before, during and after Cosmos flight 2229 and of ground control animals. Recording sessions were made while the Rhesus were performing a foot pedal motor task. Preflight testing indicated normal patterns of recruitment between the soleus and medial gastrocnemius, i.e. a higher level of recruitment of the soleus compared to the medial gastrocnemius during the task. Recording began two days into the spaceflight and showed that the media gastrocnemius was recruited preferentially over the soleus. This observation persisted throughout the flight and for the 2 week period of postflight testing. These data indicate a significant change in the relative recruitment of slow and fast extensor muscles under microgravity conditions. The appearance of clonic-like activity in one muscle of each Rhesus during flight further suggests a reorganization in the neuromotor system in a microgravity environment.


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    Title :

    Recruitment of the Rhesus soleus and medial gastrocnemius before, during and after spaceflight


    Contributors:
    Roy, R. R. (author) / Hodgson, J. A. (author) / Aragon, J. (author) / Day, M. K. (author) / Kozlovskaya, I. (author) / Edgerton, V. R. (author)


    Publication date :

    1996-04-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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