Cell Biology and Biotechnology in Space

Content: 
Foreword
Pages vii-ix
Augusto Cogoli

Lipoxygenase activity in altered gravity Original Research Article
Pages 1-17
Mauro Maccarrone, Natalia Battista, Monica Bari, Alessandro Finazzi-Agrò

Microtubule Self-organisation and its Gravity Dependence Original Research Article
Pages 19-58
James Tabony, Nicolas Glade, Cyril Papaseit, Jacques Demongeot

Gravity-related behaviour in ciliates and flagellates Original Research Article
Pages 59-75
Ruth Hemmersbach, Richard Bräucker

The Cytoskeleton, apoptosis, and gene expression in T lymphocytes and other mammalian cells exposed to altered gravity Original Research Article
Pages 77-128
Marian L. Lewis

Physiological effects of microgravity on osteoblast morphology and cell biology Original Research Article
Pages 129-157
Millie Hughes-Fulford

Osteogenesis in altered gravity Original Research Article
Pages 159-176
Ranieri Cancedda, Anita Muraglia

Spaceflight bioreactor studies of cells and tissues Original Research Article
Pages 177-195
Lisa E. Freed, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

Space bioreactors and their applications Original Research Article
Pages 197-213
Isabelle Walther

Space cell physiology and space biotechnology in Russia Original Research Article
Pages 215-236
Anatoly I. Grigoriev, Yury T. Kalinin, Ludmilla B. Buravkova, Oleg V. Mitichkin

The coming space science programme in animal cell/tissue research Original Research Article
Pages 237-248
Roger A. Binot

List of addresses
Pages 249-252