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antigravity muscle

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antigravity muscle
[-grav′itē]
any of the muscle groups involved in the stabilization of joints or other body parts by opposing the effects of gravity. Examples include the muscles of the jaw that automatically keep the mandible raised and the mouth closed.


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5,6 The antigravity muscles, especially of the lower extremities, are most severely aifected with reduction in both muscle mass and strength and this reduction is already prominent after only a few days of space flight.
Key Words: VMO, VL, antigravity muscles, patellofemoral, EMG INTRODUCTION Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common problem affecting one in four of the general population in the United States (14).
During the nine days of SLS-1, Baldwin and his co-workers found that the rats lost as much as 25 percent of the mass in their antigravity muscles.
 
 
 
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