Tardigrades as a potential model organism in space research

Astrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 757-766

  Jönsson, K Ingemar ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anhydrobiosis; Cryptobiosis; Desiccation tolerance; Radiation tolerance

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA REPAIR; INVERTEBRATE; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DNA REPAIR; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; INVERTEBRATES; MODELS, ANIMAL; RADIATION TOLERANCE; WATER;

ANIMALIA; ARTEMIA; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; POLYPEDILUM; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 35548957871     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.0088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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