Preliminary results of Cytos experiment flown in Salyut VI: investigations on Paramecium aurelia.
The purpose of the Cytos experiment was to investigate a possible effect of space flight on cell proliferation kinetics. Cultures of Paramecium aurelia successively maintained at a temperature of 8 degrees and 25 degrees C were fixed every twelve hours during the orbital flight. Space flight resulted in a stimulating effect on cell proliferation, an increase in cell volume and changes in the ionic components of the culture medium.
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Laboratoire de Biologie Medicale, Faculte de Medecine, Toulouse, France.
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D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D003470:Culture Media; D004573:Electrolytes; D016805:Paramecium tetraurelia / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000528:radiation effects; D013026:Space Flight; D014893:Weightlessness
D003470:Culture Media; D004573:Electrolytes