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Achilles tendon reflex (atr) in response to short exposures of microgravity and hypergravity
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Jaweed, M. Fujii, M. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | Previous studies indicate that latency and amplitude of the Achilles tendon reflex (ATR) are reduced after exposure to microgravity for 28 days. The objective of this study was to quantitatively measure the latency of ATR during brief (20 sec) exposure to microgravity in KC-135 parabolic flights. Methods: The ATR was elicited in ten men during parabolic flight with the ankle held neutrally, planarflexed, and dorsiflexed. During flight, the ATR was elicited during the zero G and 1.8 G phases. Postflight testing was performed flying back to the airfield. Latencies to onset of the ATR were calculated and analyses of variance were performed to determine the effect of gravity and ankle position on latency. Result: The mean latencies for zero-G, 1.8-G and postflight with the ankle in the neutral position were 32.7 plus or minus 0.5 ms, and 33.1 plus or minus 0.7 ms respectively, which were not significantly different. There was a trend toward prolongation of latencies postflight. The mean latency for those who were motion sick was 32.1 plus or minus 0.1 ms compared to 34.0 plus or minus 0.3 ms for those who were not sick. Conclusions: These studies indicate that neither the level of gravity nor ankle position significantly affected the latency of the ATR. |
| File Size | 163987 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950010341 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t22c3xp4z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-05-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerospace Medicine Parabolic Flight Gravitational Effects Gravitational Physiology Motion Sickness C-135 Aircraft Weightlessness Males Microgravity Prolongation Tendons Reflexes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
