title: Effects of simulated microgravity on immunoreactivity of conjugated-ubiquitin of muscle spindles of soleus in rats.
abstract: It is well known that the muscle spindle is a receptor of muscle's tension and length, it plays an important role in maintaining the muscle's tension. The aim of the present study is to compare the cross-section area (CSA) and the immunoreactivity of conjugated-ubiquitin in soleus extrafusal and intrafusal fibers after simulated-microgravity in order to demonstrate the role of muscle spindle in muscle atrophy induced by simulated microgravity.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Physiology, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, P.R. China.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D019417:Hindlimb Suspension; D009470:Muscle Spindles / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D018474:Weightlessness Simulation
chemical_list: D025801:Ubiquitin