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Gravity and the behavior of unicellular organisms / Donat-Peter Häder, Ruth Hemmersbach, Michael Lebert.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Developmental and cell biology series ; 40.Publication details: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0511109679
  • 9780511109676
  • 0511109369
  • 9780511109362
  • 9786610422166
  • 6610422168
  • 9780521845250
  • 0521845254
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gravity and the behavior of unicellular organisms.DDC classification:
  • 571.4/3529 22
LOC classification:
  • QH657 .H45 2005eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Historical background; 1.2 Definitions; 1.3 Ecological signi.cance; 2 Methods in Gravitational Biology; 2.1 Horizontal microscopes and clinostats; 2.2 Free-fall machine; 2.3 Drop facilities: towers, shafts, and balloons; 2.4 Parabolic .ights; 2.5 Centrifuges; 2.6 Shuttles, satellites, and space stations; 2.7 Direct manipulation of gravisensors; 3 Image Analysis; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Hardware; 3.3 Software; 3.4 Fluorescence imaging; 4 Ciliates; 4.1 Paramecium; 4.2 Loxodes.
Summary: How do single cells know where is up and down? What is their ecological benefit? How can they be used to study the mechanisms of gravity perception? Historical and current approaches are summarised in order to answer these basic questions of interest to biologists as well as space and gravitational scientists.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-250) and index.

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Historical background; 1.2 Definitions; 1.3 Ecological signi.cance; 2 Methods in Gravitational Biology; 2.1 Horizontal microscopes and clinostats; 2.2 Free-fall machine; 2.3 Drop facilities: towers, shafts, and balloons; 2.4 Parabolic .ights; 2.5 Centrifuges; 2.6 Shuttles, satellites, and space stations; 2.7 Direct manipulation of gravisensors; 3 Image Analysis; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Hardware; 3.3 Software; 3.4 Fluorescence imaging; 4 Ciliates; 4.1 Paramecium; 4.2 Loxodes.

How do single cells know where is up and down? What is their ecological benefit? How can they be used to study the mechanisms of gravity perception? Historical and current approaches are summarised in order to answer these basic questions of interest to biologists as well as space and gravitational scientists.

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