Graviresponse of cress roots under varying gravitational forces

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 253-259

  Volkmann, Dieter ^a   Tewinkel, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

cress roots; gravisensitivity; microgravity; reciprocity law; threshold value

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MICROSCOPES; SPACE RESEARCH;

CRESS SEEDLINGS; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; GRAVISENSITIVITY; GRAVISTIMULUS; RECIPROCITY LAW; SLOW ROTATING CENTRIFUGE MICROSCOPE; STATOLITHS; THRESHOLD VALUE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; GRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE;

EID: 0030603755     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(96)01395-8     Document Type: Editorial

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