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| Bone Mineral Loss and Recovery (DEXA) |
| DSO DSO627 |
| Prime: | Principal Investigator: Linda Shackelford, MD, NASA JSC |
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| The subjects for this investigation are Steve Robinson, Pedro Duque, Chiaki Mukai and John Glenn. This investigation, conducted pre- and post-flight, uses dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) to document lean body mass changes in space flight, and a resistive exercise device to measure reaction speed and endurance of specific muscles in the ankle, leg, knee and back. |
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