title: The pleurodele, an animal model for space biology studies.
abstract: Pleurodeles waltl, an Urodele amphibian is proposed as a model for space biology studies.  Our laboratory is developing three types of experiments in space using this animal:  1) in vivo fertilization and development ("FERTILE" project); 2) influence of microgravity and space radiation on the organization and preservation of specialized structures in the neurons and muscle cells (in vitro; "CELIMENE" PROJECT); 3) influence of microgravity on tissue regeneration (muscle, bone, epidermis and spinal cord).
authors.affiliation: Centre de Biologie du Développement, Université Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gualandris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grinfeld
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Foulquier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Duprat
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology; D004817:Epidermis / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization / Q000502:physiology; D005602:France; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D010999:Pleurodeles / Q000196:embryology / Q000502:physiology*; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D012107:Research Design; D013026:Space Flight; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology; D013623:Tail / Q000502:physiology; D014893:Weightlessness