AbstractEarly amphibian (Xenopus laevis) development under clinostat-simulated weightlessness and centrifuge-simulated hypergravity was studied. The results revealed significant effects on (i) “morphological patterning” such as the cleavage furrow pattern in the vegetal hemisphere at the eight-cell stage and the shape of the dorsal lip in early gastrulae and (ii) “the timing of embryonic events” such as the third cleavage furrow completion and the dorsal lip appearance. Substantial variations in sensitivity to simulated force fields were observed, which should be considered in interpreting spaceflight data.
Early development of Xenopus embryos is affected by simulated gravity
Advances in Space Research ; 14 , 8 ; 249-255
1994-01-01
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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