Developmental biology research in space /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Marthy, H.-J
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2003.
• Σειρά: Advances in space biology and medicine ; v. 9.
• Θέματα: Developmental biology.; Space biology.; Research in reduced gravity environments.; Biologie du développement.; Recherche en conditions de microgravité; Biologie spatiale.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Developmental Biology.; Electronic books.

In this volume of ASPA, devoted to developmental biology research, 9 authors from different fields of developmental biology present their investigations on various developing plant and animal models. An a priori concern in mind that weightlessness might have negative effects on developmental process...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Cover
• ADVANCES IN SPACE BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword of the Series Editor to Volume 9
• Chapter 1. Developmental Biology Research in Space: Introductory Remarks of the Volume Editor
• Chapter 2. Plant Reproductive Development during Spaceflight
• Chapter 3. Bdelloid Rotifers as Model System to Study Developmental Biology in Space
• Chapter 4. Drosophila melanogaster and the Future of 'Evo-Devo' Biology in Space. Challenges and Problems in the Path of an Eventual Colonization Project Outside the Earth
• Chapter 5. Morphogenesis and Gravity in a Whole Amphibian Embryo and in Isolated Blastomeres of Sea Urchins
• Chapter 6. Developmental Biology of Urodele Amphibians in Microgravity Conditions
• Chapter 7. The Development of Gravity Sensory Systems During Periods of Altered Gravity Dependent Sensory Input
• Chapter 8. Neurophysiology of Developing Fish at Altered Gravity: Background-Facts-Perspectives
• Chapter 9. Life-Cycle Experiments of Medaka Fish Aboard the International Space Station
• Chapter 10. Mammalian Development in Space
• Chapter 11. New Facilities and Instruments for Developmental Biology Research in Space
• List of Main Authors
• Last Page.