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Development in Altered Gravity Influences Height in Dictyostelium

Open Access
|Jul 2013

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Photograph of M1006 centrifuge showing housing and rotor.
Photograph of M1006 centrifuge showing housing and rotor.

Figure 2.

The D1003 clinostat viewed from above showing the rotor assembly with culture and the upright U-shaped bracket alcove.
The D1003 clinostat viewed from above showing the rotor assembly with culture and the upright U-shaped bracket alcove.

Figure 3.

Photograph of supine sorocarps prepared for measurement.
Photograph of supine sorocarps prepared for measurement.

Figure 4.

A rendition of a mature sorocarp showing the base, stalk, and fruiting body. The bracket delineates the measurement target.
A rendition of a mature sorocarp showing the base, stalk, and fruiting body. The bracket delineates the measurement target.

Results_

GROUP MeasurementInverted ExperimentalInverted ControlHyper g ExperimentalHyper g ControlSimulated Reduced Gravity ExperimentalSimulated Reduced Gravity Control
# of sorocarps (n)6786426984351,1211,353
Mean Height1.84 mm1.64 mm1.13 mm2.06 mm2.12 mm1.79 mm
+/- Standard Deviation0.7 mm0.66 mm0.53 mm0.75 mm0.73 mm0.68 mm
Range: High to Low0.48 mm to 4.35 mm0.44 mm to 3.89 mm0.50 mm to 5.01 mm0.42 mm to 3.14 mm0.14 mm to 3.14 mm0.37 mm to 5.07 mm
Language: English
Page range: 51 - 58
Published on: Jul 1, 2013
Published by: American Society for Gravitational and Space Research
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2013 Morris A. Benjaminson, James A. Gilchriest, Stanley Lehrer, published by American Society for Gravitational and Space Research
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