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J Appl Physiol 72: 1493-1498, 1992;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 72, Issue 4 1493-1498, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Skeletal muscle responses to lower limb suspension in humans

B. M. Hather, G. R. Adams, P. A. Tesch and G. A. Dudley
Biomedical and Environmental Laboratories, Bionetics Corporation, Kennedy Space Center 32899, Melbourne, Florida.

Eight subjects participated in a 6-wk unilateral lower limb suspension (ULLS) study to determine the influence of reduced weight bearing on human skeletal muscle morphology. The right shoe was outfitted with a platform sole that prevented the left foot from bearing weight while walking with crutches, yet it allowed freedom of movement about the ankle, knee, and hip. Magnetic resonance images pre- and post-ULLS showed that thigh muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) decreased (P less than 0.05) 12% in the suspended left lower limb, whereas right thigh muscle CSA did not change. Likewise, magnetic resonance images collected post-ULLS showed that muscle CSA was 14% smaller (P less than 0.05) in the left than in the right leg. The decrease in muscle CSA of the thigh was due to a twofold greater response of the knee extensors (-16%, P less than 0.05) than knee flexors (-7%, P less than 0.05). The rectus femoris muscle of the knee extensors showed no change in CSA, whereas the three vastus muscles showed similar decreases of approximately 16% (P less than 0.05). The apparent atrophy in the leg was due mainly to reductions in CSA of the soleus (-17%) and gastrocnemius muscles (-26%). Biopsies of the left vastus lateralis pre- and post-ULLS showed a 14% decrease (P less than 0.05) in average fiber CSA. The decrease was evident in both type I (-12%) and II (-15%) fibers. The number of capillaries surrounding the different fiber types was unchanged after ULLS.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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