The effects of simulated microgravity (via the use of a slowly rotating clinostat), altered orientation (via alterations in the vector of a 1-g force), and hypergravity (via centrifugation) on the circadian rhythm of conidiation in Neurospora crassa were investigated. It was found that the clinostat, while capable of producing some of the microgravity effects seen in space (Sulzman, 1984), did not produce major repeatable results. Similarly, alterations of the vector of a 1-g gravity load were not adequate simulations of space flight on the conidiation rhythm. The results on the acute and chronic exposures to hypergravity demonstrated that chronic exposure of Neurospora to a 3-g force had no damping effect. On the other hand, an acute 10-min exposure to this hypergravity (the lift-off conditions) was found to cause significant damping on the circadian rhythm of conidiation. This effect was eliminated by a brief light pulse given 36 hrs after the exposure to 3 g.
The biological clock of Neurospora in a microgravity environment
1989-01-01
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The biological clock of neurospora in a microgravity environment
Elsevier | 1989
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