Abstract:Space travel and prolonged bed rest are examples of mechanical unloading that induce significant muscle and bone loss. To explore interactions between skeletal bone and muscle during reloading, we hypothesized that acute external mechanical loading of bone in combination with re-ambulation facilitates proportional recovery of bone and muscle lost during hind limb suspension (HLS) unloading. Adult male C57Bl/6J mice were assigned to a HLS or time-matched ground control (GC) group. After 2-weeks of HLS, separate… Show more
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