Calcium metabolism and the osteopenia of space flight.
This paper briefly reviews the subject of bone remodelling and calcium homeostasis and considers the changes that occur in the microgravity environment of space. The effectiveness of exercise as a countermeasure to bone demineralisation is discussed.
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Institute of Space Medicine, University of Sheffield.
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D018488:Bone Demineralization, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D013026:Space Flight; D014893:Weightlessness / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018544:Weightlessness Countermeasures
D002118:Calcium