Adaptation of the Rat Femur to a Force of 2g

by Wilson McCord

When this thesis was published in 1993 adaptation to microgravity remained poorly understood. The present study analyzes the change in the mid-diaphysis and distal sections of the Rat femur after exposure to a force of 2g. The morphological structure of the femur is within the findings of recent spaceflight experiments. However there is a visible increase in the number of osteons in some of the specimens. These visible features signal the adaptation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1080011552
• ISBN13: 9781080011551
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"