Graviresponses of gliding and swimming Loxodes using step transition to weightlessness

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 411-418

  Machemer Röhnisch, Sigrun ^a   Bräucker, Richard ^a   Machemer, Hans ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellular gravireceptor; Gravikinesis; Gravitaxis; Microgravity; Sedimentation of cell; Vertical cell migration

Indexed keywords

CELL MOTION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GRAVIRESPONSE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PROPRIOCEPTION; SWIMMING; WEIGHT;

LOXODES;

EID: 0031878923     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05092.x     Document Type: Article

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