Experimental concept for examination of biological effects of magnetic field concealed by gravity

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1575-1578

  Yamashita, M ^a   Tomita Yokotani, K ^b   Hashimoto, H ^b   Takai, M ^c   Tsushima, M ^c   Nakamura, T ^c  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Effect of magnetic fields; Micro gravity; Plants in space; Space life sciences

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FILMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SPACE RESEARCH; THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; SPACE LIFE SCIENCES; SPECIMENS; TIME SPAN;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 7444229336     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2004.01.022     Document Type: Article

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