Effects of gravity on early development

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 265-271

  Neubert, J ^a   Schatz, A ^a   Bromeis, B ^a   Linke Hommes, A ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; GRAVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MANNED; PARABOLIC FLIGHT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ROTATION; SHORT DURATION; SPACE FLIGHT; STS-55 SHUTTLE PROJECT; STS-61A SHUTTLE PROJECT; SWIMMING; WEIGHTLESSNESS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; PARABOLIC FLIGHT; SHORT DURATION; STS-55 SHUTTLE PROJECT; STS-61A SHUTTLE PROJECT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRIFUGATION; GRAVITATION; HYPERGRAVITY; LARVA; ROTATION; SPACE FLIGHT; SWIMMING; WEIGHTLESSNESS; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032251767     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(98)80018-5     Document Type: Article

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