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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1989-9-20
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pubmed:abstractText |
1. Four paraplegic men volunteered for an exercise programme in which their paralysed quadriceps muscles were stimulated by means of computer-regulated electrical impulses applied through external electrodes. The first exercise regimen consisted of leg raising against a graded load, and during the second regimen exercise took the form of cycling on a modified bicycle ergometer. Each subject exercised five times weekly for 10 weeks during the first regimen and 32 weeks during the second regimen. 2. Whole-body protein turnover determined by L-[1-13C]leucine during feeding remained constant during both exercise regimens, when expressed either in terms of body weight or fat-free mass derived from measurements of total body potassium. 3. Quadriceps muscle protein synthetic rate increased during the study, from 0.0712 to 0.0985%/h (P less than 0.05), as did quadriceps muscle area assessed by computed tomography. 4. Bone mineral content for lumbar vertebrae was normal in all four patients, but for the femoral mid-shaft bone mineral content averaged only 66% of normal for three of the patients. Trabecular bone density in the distal tibia ranged from normal to 2% of normal for the men with the shortest and longest periods of disability, respectively. No changes in bone mineral content or bone density occurred during the exercise period.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Nov
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pubmed:issn |
0143-5221
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
75
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
481-7
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3267113-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:3267113-Bone and Bones,
pubmed-meshheading:3267113-Electric Stimulation Therapy,
pubmed-meshheading:3267113-Exercise Therapy,
pubmed-meshheading:3267113-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3267113-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3267113-Minerals,
pubmed-meshheading:3267113-Muscles,
pubmed-meshheading:3267113-Paraplegia,
pubmed-meshheading:3267113-Potassium,
pubmed-meshheading:3267113-Protein Biosynthesis
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pubmed:year |
1988
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Muscle and bone in paraplegic patients, and the effect of functional electrical stimulation.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Radioisotopes Division, MRC Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, Middlesex, U.K.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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