Investigation of gravity-related swimming behavior of unicellular flagellates

Richter P, Häder DP, Lebert M, Schuster M, Daiker V, Strauch S (2007)


Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2007

Journal

Book Volume: 647

Pages Range: 465-467

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 18th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research

Event location: Noordwijk NL

ISBN: 9292912117

Abstract

Sounding rockets are valuable experimental platforms for investigation of gravity-related physiological mechanism in living organisms. The obtained microgravity quality is excellent and the time scale of 6 -14 min microgravity is sufficient to examine various physiological parameters. Freefall or space experiments are the only possibility to avoid gravity and to obtain mechano-sensitive structures in a non-influenced state. Our group uses sounding rocket experiments to investigate the gravity-oriented movement behavior of the unicellular flagellate Euglena gracilis. In intensive laboratory experiments and during the course of eight TEXUS and two MAXUS campaigns it was found that the movement of the cells with respect to the gravity vector is controlled by an active physiological mechanism. The. experiments indicated possible elements of a signal transduction chain, which is presently under investigation by means of molecular biological methods.

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APA:

Richter, P., Häder, D.-P., Lebert, M., Schuster, M., Daiker, V., & Strauch, S. (2007). Investigation of gravity-related swimming behavior of unicellular flagellates. In ESA Communication Production Office / ESTEC (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research (pp. 465-467). Noordwijk, NL.

MLA:

Richter, Peter, et al. "Investigation of gravity-related swimming behavior of unicellular flagellates." Proceedings of the ESA symposium on European rocket and balloon programmes and related research, Noordwijk Ed. ESA Communication Production Office / ESTEC, 2007. 465-467.

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