Life Sciences and Space Research XXV (1): Gravitational Biology : Proceedings of the Topical Meeting of the COSPAR Interdisciplinary Scientific Commission F (Meeting F1) of the COSPAR Twenty-ninth Plenary Meeting Held in Washington, DC, U.S.A., 28 August-5 September, 1992Two Spacelab flights with biological payloads on board took place in 1991 and 1992. The highlights of the investigations together with the results of relevant ground-based research are reported in this volume. |
Contents
Gravitational Response of the Slime Mold Physarum | 21 |
Gravity Effects on Membrane Processes | 35 |
Protozoa as Model Systems for the Study of Cellular Responses to Altered Gravity | 49 |
Copyright | |
29 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
acceleration activity altered amyloplasts animals auxin behavior Biol Biology Biorack blastocoel bone Briegleb callus cell wall cellular centrifuge changes circadian clinostat clinostating clsW compared containers COSPAR COSPAR Printed curvature cytoplasmic cytoskeleton decrease developmental differentiation Earth effects eggs elongating region embryos environment ephyrae experimental experiments fertilization Figure flown frogs function gastrulae gravistimulation Gravitational Biology gravitropic gravity ground control groups growth horizontal hormone hypocotyls increase incubated induced intracellular larvae levels liposomes maize mechanisms membrane metabolism microgravity microscope mission movement muscle NASA normal nutation observed organisms orientation otolith parabolic flight Paramecium period phosphorylation Physarum phytochrome pituitary plant cells potential pressure processes protein kinase protoplasts rats response rhopalia rhythm rocket root cap root tip rotation samples seedlings showed shuttle simulated Space Life Sciences spaceflight stage starch statocytes statoliths surface swimming syringe temperature thyroxine vertical weightlessness Xenopus zone