Essay Archive - Astronomy And Space Science: Your Bones in Space
Astronomy And Space Science: Your Bones in Space
Hypogravitational Osteoporosis: A review of literature. By Lambert Titus
Parker. May 19 1987. (GEnie Spaceport)
Osteoporosis: a condition characterized by an absolute decrease in the
amount of bone present to a level below which it is capable of maintaining
the structural integrity of the skeleton.
To state the obvious, Human beings have evolved under Earth's gravity "1G".
Our musculoskeleton system have developed to help us navigate in this
gravitational field, endowed with ability to adapt as needed under various
stress, strains and available en....
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