Abstract
A 15N-glycine tracer technique was used to study protein turnover in four Russian cosmonauts and two U.S. astronauts who had spent long time aboard the Russian orbital station MIR. As was shown, in space flight protein synthesis falls by 46% on the average, which substantially exceeds estimations made on the basis of data about bed-rested human subjects. Reduction in protein synthesis during space flight is connected with the negative energy balance; therefore, it appears imperative to keep balance between energy intake (foodstuffs) and expenditure by cosmonauts on long-term mission.
Translated title of the contribution | Protein turnover during and after extended space flight |
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Original language | Russian |
Pages (from-to) | 12-16 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Aviakosmicheskaia i ekologicheskaia meditsina = Aerospace and environmental medicine |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology