Movements and interactions of leukocytes in microgravity

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 279-287

  Cogoli Greuter, Marianne ^a   Meloni, Maria Antonia ^b   Sciola, Luigi ^b   Spano, Alessandra ^b   Pippia, Proto ^b   Monaco, Gianni ^b   Cogoli, Augusto ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

cell motility; leukocytes; space biology; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CELLS; GRAVITATION; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MICROSCOPES; PROTEINS; SPACE RESEARCH; VELOCITY;

CELL MOTILITY; LEUKOCYTES; MITOGEN CONCANAVALIN; MITOGENIC ACTIVATION; SPACE BIOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CELL CYCLE; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030603759     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(96)01380-6     Document Type: Editorial

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