Physiological Support Laboratory
(PSL)
Mission:
The mission of the PSL is to provide support for the following functions as required for WHNRC studies: assessment of standard physiological functions: body composition, bone density, human performance, and energy expenditure.
Staff & Facility:
The PSL has 2 staff Physiologists, and occupies 4 rooms (a main equipment room, a DEXA room, a BodPod room, and a metabolic testing room. The WHNRC also has a whole body calorimeter.
Equipment & Instrumentation:
The PSL instrumentation includes bio-electrical impedance, DEXA, and BodPod instruments for body composition and bone density measures metabolic carts to measure metabolic rate, and a selection of heart rate and activity monitoring tools. PSL has treadmills, a bicycle ergometer, and weight stacks for research purposes for subject training.
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