Use of an otolith-deficient mutant in studies of fish behavior in microgravity

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1501-1512

  Ijiri, K ^a   Mizuno, R ^a   Eguchi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BIODIVERSITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MUTAGENESIS; STRAIN;

VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EXOBIOLOGY;

EID: 0347541268     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)90388-7     Document Type: Article

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