Fish otolith growth in 1G and 3G depends on the gravity vector

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2025-2029

  Anken, R H ^a   Werner, K ^a   Breuer, J ^a   Rahmann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; STRONTIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMISTRY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GRAVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; TILAPIA; VESTIBULE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CENTRIFUGATION; FEEDBACK; HYPERGRAVITY; LARVA; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; SACCULE AND UTRICLE; STRONTIUM; SWIMMING; TILAPIA;

EID: 0033660734     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)01010-8     Document Type: Article

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