Influence of accelerations on the spatial orientation of Loxodes and Paramecium

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 271-278

  Hemmersbach, Ruth ^a   Voormanns, Regine ^a   Briegleb, Wolfgang ^a   Rieder, Norbert ^b   Häder, Donat P ^c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

gravitaxis; image analysis; microgravity; NIZEMI; slow rotating centrifuge microscope; threshold

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; CELL CULTURE; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPES; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE RESEARCH;

GRAVIKINESIS; GRAVITAXIS; LOXODES; PARAMECIUM; PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION CHAIN; SLOW ROTATING CENTRIFUGE MICROSCOPE; SWIMMING SENSORY CELL;

CELLS;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE;

LOXODES; PARAMECIUM;

EID: 0030603753     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(96)01337-5     Document Type: Editorial

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