Acta Vet. Brno 2011, 80: 119-124

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201180010119

The effects of simulated microgravity on skeletal muscle of Japanese quail: transmission electron microscopic study

Katarína Holovská, jr.1, Viera Almášiová1, Viera Cigánková1, Peter Škrobánek2

1University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Košice, Slovak Republic
2Institute of Animal Biochemistry and Genetics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovak Republic

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