Gravitaxis in unicellular microorganisms

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 843-850

  Hader D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CILIATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUGLENA GRACILIS; FLAGELLUM; GRAVITY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORIENTATION; PARAMECIUM; PERCEPTION; PHYSARUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOON; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; FLAGELLA; GRAVITATION; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORIENTATION; PARAMECIUM; PHYSARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033290631     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00965-5     Document Type: Article

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