title: Future research directions in seeking countermeasures to weightlessness.
abstract: The goal of this paper is to briefly review the state of knowledge concerning the adaptive properties of mammalian skeletal muscle in response to varying duration in weightlessness, to identify voids in the understanding of this adaptive process, and to provide some insight for undertaking future research on this important topic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine 92717, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Baldwin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D018995:Myosin Heavy Chains / Q000378:metabolism; D012107:Research Design; D013026:Space Flight / Q000639:trends; D014893:Weightlessness / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018474:Weightlessness Simulation
chemical_list: D009124:Muscle Proteins; D018995:Myosin Heavy Chains