The effects of microgravity on induced mutation in Escherichia coli and saccharomyces cerevisiae

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 555-561

  Takahashi, A ^a   Ohnishi, K ^a   Takahashi, S ^b   Masukawa, M ^b   Sekikawa, K ^b   Amano, T ^b   Nakano, T ^b   Nagaoka, S ^c   Ohnishi, T ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; DNA; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZING; MUTAGENESIS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE SHUTTLES;

INDUCED MUTATION;

MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING;

GRAVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; SPACE SHUTTLE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ALKYLATING AGENT; METHYLNITROSOUREA;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; GENETICS; INSTRUMENTATION; MANNED; MUTATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHORT DURATION; SPACE FLIGHT; STS-91 SHUTTLE PROJECT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEIGHTLESSNESS; X RAY;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; SHORT DURATION; STS-91 SHUTTLE PROJECT;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; CELL SURVIVAL; COSMIC RADIATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLNITROSOUREA; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS); SPACE FLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WEIGHTLESSNESS; X-RAYS;

EID: 0035413619     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(01)00391-X     Document Type: Article

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