NASA Spaceline 16 December 2005 Current Space Life Science Awareness
PubMed’s abstract is linked when available and each will open in a new window.
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Dolle JP, Rezvan A, Allen FD, Lazarovici P, Lelkes PI.
Nerve growth factor-induced migration of endothelial cells.
J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2005 Dec;315(3):1220-7. Epub 2005 Aug 25.
(HSR&T PI: P.I. Lelkes)
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Merks RM, Brodsky SV, Goligorksy MS, Newman SA, Glazier JA.
Cell elongation is key to in silico replication of in vitro vasculogenesis and subsequent remodeling.
Dev Biol. 2005 Nov 29; [Epub ahead of print]
(HSR&T PI: J.A. Glazier)
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Fong AY, Stornetta RL, Foley CM, Potts JT.
Immunohistochemical localization of GAD67-expressing neurons and processes in the rat brainstem: Subregional distribution in the nucleus tractus solitarius.
J Comp Neurol. 2005 Dec 12;493(2):274-90.
(HSR&T PI: C.M. Foley)
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Sajdel-Sulkowska EM, Nguon K, Sulkowski ZL, Rosen GD, Baxter MG.
Purkinje cell loss accompanies motor impairment in rats developing at altered gravity.
Neuroreport. 2005 Dec 19;16(18):2037-2040.
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Rats were exposed to hypergravity on the ARC 24-ft centrifuge.
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Barcellos-Hoff MH, Park C, Wright EG.
Radiation and the microenvironment – tumorigenesis and therapy.
Nat Rev Cancer. 2005 Nov;5(11):867-75.
(HSR&T PI: M.H. Barcellos-Hoff)
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Hochstadt J, Nakano H, Lieberman P, Friedman J.
The roles of sequencing and verbal working memory in sentence comprehension deficits in Parkinson’s disease.
Brain Lang. 2005 Dec 2; [Epub ahead of print]
(HSR&T PI: P. Lieberman)
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Sun M, Graham JS, Hegedus B, Marga F, Zhang Y, Forgacs G, Grandbois M.
Multiple membrane tethers probed by atomic force microscopy.
Biophys J. 2005 Dec;89(6):4320-9. Epub 2005 Sep 23.
(HSR&T PI: G. Forgacs)
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Nadella V, Shipp MJ, Muday GK, Wyatt SE.
Evidence for altered polar and lateral auxin transport in the gravity persistent signal (gps) mutants of Arabidopsis.
Plant Cell Environ. 2005 Dec 1; [Epub ahead of print]
(HSR&T PIs: G.K. Muday, NSCORT in Plant Gravitational Biology; S.E. Wyatt)
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Newcombe DA, Schuerger AC, Benardini JN, Dickinson D, Tanner R, Venkateswaran K.
Survival of spacecraft-associated microorganisms under simulated Martian UV irradiation.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2005 Dec;71(12):8147-56.
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Samples isolated from ISS were part of the study.
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Gao FG, Fay JM, Mathew G, Jeevarajan AS, Anderson MM.
Optical sensor based on fluorescent quenching and pulsed blue LED excitation for long-term monitoring of dissolved oxygen in NASA space bioreactors.
J Biomed Opt. 2005 Sep-Oct;10(5):54005.
Other papers of interest:
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Husted TL, Broderick TJ.
NASA and the emergence of new surgical technologies.
J Surg Res. 2005 Dec 1; [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
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Merrell G, Troiano N, Coady C, Kacena M.
Effects of long-term fixation on histological quality of undecalcified murine bones embedded in methylmethacrylate.
Biotech Histochem. 2005 May-Aug;80(3):139-46.
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One purpose of the study was to improve long-term fixation and storage of samples in space.
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Kaptein RG, Van Gisbergen JA.
Canal and otolith contributions to visual orientation constancy during sinusoidal roll rotation.
J Neurophysiol. 2005 Nov 30; [Epub ahead of print]
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Matei V, Pauley S, Kaing S, Rowitch D, Beisel KW, Morris K, Feng F, Jones K, Lee J, Fritzsch B.
Smaller inner ear sensory epithelia in Neurog 1 null mice are related to earlier hair cell cycle exit.
Dev Dyn. 2005 Nov;234(3):633-50.
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This paper can be obtained online without charge.
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Tian J, Zee DS, Walker MF.
Eye-position dependence of torsional velocity during step-ramp pursuit and transient yaw rotation in humans.
Exp Brain Res. 2005 Nov 24;:1-6 [Epub ahead of print]
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Tamaoki D, Karahara I, Schreiber L, Wakasugi T, Yamada K, Kamisaka S.
Effects of hypergravity conditions on elongation growth and lignin formation in the inflorescence stem of Arabidopsis thaliana.
J Plant Res. 2005 Nov 19; [Epub ahead of print]
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Hakoda M, Hachisu T, Wakizaka Y, Mii S, Kitajima N.
Development of a method to analyze single cell activity by using dielectrophoretic levitation.
Biotechnol Prog. 2005 Dec 2;21(6):1748-1753.
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Abramov I, Moiseyev N, Stoklitsky A.
Some problems of selection and evaluation of the Martian suit enclosure concept.
Acta Astronaut. 2005 Dec;57(12):901-9.
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Pletser V, Paulis PE, Loosveldt E, Gering D, Body M, Schewijck R.
A new ESA educational initiative: Euro Space Center class teachers in microgravity during parabolic flights.
Acta Astronaut. 2005 Dec;57(12):910-9.
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Paper describes the ESA parabolic flight program, including participation of teachers in one parabolic flight campaign.
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Andrianov BV, Reznik NL, Larina ON.
[The prospects for studying the induced genetic instability under the spaceflight conditions]
Aviakosm Ekolog Med. 2005 May-Jun;39(3):3-9. Russian.
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Poliakov VV, Noskov VB.
[Metabolic investigations in the 438-day space flight]
Aviakosm Ekolog Med. 2005 May-Jun;39(3):9-13. Russian.
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Mir results.
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Fomina GA, Kotovskaia AR, Zhernavkov AF, Pochuev VI.
[Relationship between the hemodynamic disorders in cosmonauts on short-term space flights and orthostatic stability]
Aviakosm Ekolog Med. 2005 May-Jun;39(3):14-20. Russian.
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Krasnov IB, D’iachkova LN, Burtseva TD, Loginov VI, Chel’naia NA.
[Intermittent exposure to hypergravity of rats deprived of support to the hind limbs. Analysis of the somatosensory cortex ultrastructure]
Aviakosm Ekolog Med. 2005 May-Jun;39(3):27-32. Russian.
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Hypergravity and hindlimb suspension were used.
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Nikolaev VP.
[Growth dynamics and the largest size of gas bubbles emerging in body tissues due to decompression]
Aviakosm Ekolog Med. 2005 May-Jun;39(3):32-8. Russian.
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Vorozhtsova SV, Rakov DV.
[Cytogenetic changes in cells of mammals after irradiation by protons with an energy of 1000 MeV and gamma-rays 137CS]
Aviakosm Ekolog Med. 2005 May-Jun;39(3):38-41. Russian.
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Agureev AN, Kalandarov S, Bogatova RI, Krivitsina ZA, Vasil’eva VF.
[Development of a basic ration out of commercial foods for nutrition in ground-based simulation experiments]
Aviakosm Ekolog Med. 2005 May-Jun;39(3):42-5. Russian.
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Simulation included head-down bed rest during isolation and confinement.