Body size and chronic accelerationExperiments were conducted to study body composition as a function of acceleration (1-4.7 G) in mice and rats. It is shown that fat-free body mass is a predictable function of acceleration, and that of nine components of the fat-free body mass only skeletal muscle, liver and heart contributed to observed changes induced by delta G. Fat-free body mass was found to pass through a maximum at 1 G when it was plotted vs G for mice, rats and monkeys (1-4.7 G) and men (0-1 G).
Document ID
19760060485
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pitts, G. C. (Virginia University Charlottesville, Va., United States)