Acceleration-sensitivity threshold of Physarum

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 239-244

  Block, Ingrid ^a   Briegleb, Wolfgang ^b   Wolke, Andreas ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

acceleration; gravity receptor; Physarum; slime mold; threshold; weightlessness

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BIOLOGY; CELLS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; METABOLISM; MICROSCOPES; MORPHOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPACE SIMULATORS;

BACK REGULATING PROCESS; CELL ORGANELLES; COMPLETE RESPONSE REGULATION PROCESS; FREE LIVING CELLS; GRAVISENSITIVITIES; GRAVITY RECEPTORS; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION CHAIN; SLOW ROTATING CENTRIFUGE MICROSCOPE;

FUNGI;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; MYXOMYCOTA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

PHYSARUM;

EID: 0039989575     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(96)01385-5     Document Type: Editorial

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