Häder, Donat-Peter and Hemmersbach, Ruth and Lebert, Michael (2005) Gravity and the Behaviour of Unicellular Organisms. Developmental and Cell Biology Series, 40. Cambridge University Press. 258 S. ISBN 13 978-0-521-82525-9. ISSN 10 0-521-82523-4.
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Abstract
Unicellular organisms use gravity as an environmental guide to reach and stay in regions optimal for their growth and reproduction. These single cells play a significant role in food webs, and these factors together make the effects of gravity on unicellular organisms a fascinating and important subject for scientific study. In addition, they present valuable model systems for studying the mechanisms of gravity perception - a topic of increasing interest in these days of experimentation in space. This book reveals how single cells achieve the same sensoric capacity as multicellular organisms, such as plants or animals. It reviews the field, discussing the historical background, ecological significance, and related physiology of unicellular organisms, as well as various experimental techniques and models with which to study them. Those working on the biology of unicellular organisms - as well as in related areas of gravitational and space science - will find this book of value.
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Document Type: | Book | ||||||||||||
Title: | Gravity and the Behaviour of Unicellular Organisms | ||||||||||||
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Date: | 2005 | ||||||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | No | ||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||||||
Volume: | 40 | ||||||||||||
Number of Pages: | 258 | ||||||||||||
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||||||||||
Series Name: | Developmental and Cell Biology Series | ||||||||||||
ISSN: | 10 0-521-82523-4 | ||||||||||||
ISBN: | 13 978-0-521-82525-9 | ||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
Keywords: | [Graviperception, Gravisensor, Microgravity, Gravitaxis, Gravitropism] | ||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old) | ||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space (old) | ||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | W FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen (old) | ||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Space | ||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | W FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen | ||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | W - Vorhaben Biowissenschaftliche Nutzerunterstützung (old) | ||||||||||||
Location: | Köln-Porz | ||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Biomedical Science Support Center | ||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Lütz, Gertrud | ||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 13 Dec 2006 | ||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 27 Apr 2009 13:04 |
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