Changes in gravitational force induce alterations in gene expression that can be monitored in the live, developing zebrafish heart

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1641-1646

  Gillette Ferguson, I ^a   Ferguson, D G ^a   Poss, K D ^b   Moorman, S J ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MICROSCOPES;

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EXOBIOLOGY;

EID: 0346910527     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)90405-4     Document Type: Article

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