Magnesium and Space Flight
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Studies and Participants
2.1.1. Biological Sample Collections
2.1.2. Space Flight
2.2. Bed Rest
2.3. Biochemical Analyses
2.4. Statistical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Serum and Urinary Magnesium
3.2. Tissue Magnesium
4. Discussion
Supplementary materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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