On the influence of altered gravity on the growth of fish inner ear otoliths

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 585-591

  Beier, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH KINETICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

FISH INNER EAR OTOLITHS; LAPILLI;

GRAVITATION;

ALIZARIN COMPLEXONE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GRAVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SWIMMING; TILAPIA; VESTIBULE;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAQUINONES; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; HYPERGRAVITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; ROTATION; SACCULE AND UTRICLE; SWIMMING; TILAPIA;

EID: 0033107847     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(99)00104-6     Document Type: Article

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