Effect of Prolonged Exposure to High Altitude on Skeletal Muscles of Indian Soldiers
| Autor: | T. Zachariah, S. Krishnani, K. L. Chaudhary, K. Sridharan, Jagdish Prasad, K. K. Srivastava, H. Bharadwaj, S. N. Pramanik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Bone mineral
Mechanical Engineering General Chemical Engineering Girth measurements Biomedical Engineering General Physics and Astronomy Body density Effects of high altitude on humans Biology Muscle mass Computer Science Applications Prolonged exposure Animal science medicine.anatomical_structure Forearm medicine Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Defence Science Journal. 50:167-176 |
| ISSN: | 0976-464X 0011-748X |
| DOI: | 10.14429/dsj.50.3421 |
| Popis: | Thle effects of 10-month stay at high altitude (HA) on body composition of Indian soldiers of mixed ethnic origins with special reference to body musculature were investigated. Body density was regrl15sed from skinfold thicknesses and girth measurements. Bone mineral was estimated from body width and stature. Muscle X-ray shadow areas at upperarm and forearm and stature were correlated with body massl and a regression equation was constructed. Analysis of data indicated that muscle mass degradqd at HA. In soldiers of group I (height: 4100 m), 1.74 kg muscle mass degraded to generate 1.31 kg water. In Soldiers of group 2 (height: 3750 m), 1.38 kg muscle mass was degraded to generate 1.04 Kg water. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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