Ground-based experimental platforms in gravitational biology and human physiology

Signal Transduction

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 381-387

  Hemmersbach, Ruth ^a   Von Der Wiesche, Melanie ^a   Seibt, Dieter ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Centrifuge; Clinostat; Gravity; Hypergravity; Microgravity

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTOR; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MICROGRAVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPACE; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 33845950369     PISSN: 16154053     EISSN: 16154061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sita.200600105     Document Type: Review

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