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. 1992;95(1-2):70-5.

Drosophila melanogaster as a model system for assessing development under conditions of microgravity

M K Abbott  1 , R B Hilgenfeld, R E Denell
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  • PMID: 11537986

Drosophila melanogaster as a model system for assessing development under conditions of microgravity

M K Abbott et al. Trans Kans Acad Sci. 1992.

Abstract

More is known about the regulation of early developmental events in Drosophila than any other animal. In addition, its size and short life cycle make it a facile experimental system. Since developmental perturbations have been demonstrated when both oogenesis and embryogenesis occur in the space environment, there is a strong rationale for using this organism for the elucidation of specific gravity-sensitive developmental events.

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