Studies toward birth and early mammalian development in space

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1483-1490

  Ronca, April E ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAVITATION; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; SPACE SHUTTLES; SPACE STATIONS;

HYPERGRAVITY;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EXOBIOLOGY;

EID: 0348171047     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)90385-1     Document Type: Article

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