Comparative studies of the graviresponses of Paramecium and Loxodes

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 1285-1289

  Hemmersbach, R ^a   Voormanns, R ^a   Bromeis, B ^a   Schmidt, N ^a   Rabien, H ^a   Ivanova, K ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CILIATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GRAVITY; LOCOMOTION; ORIENTATION; PARAMECIUM; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SPACE FLIGHT; SWIMMING; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION; CILIOPHORA; CULTURE MEDIA; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; HYPERGRAVITY; LOCOMOTION; ORIENTATION; PARAMECIUM; ROTATION; SPACE FLIGHT; SWIMMING; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0032236167     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00400-6     Document Type: Article

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