Briegleb W, Neubert J, Schatz A, Kruse B
DFVLR, Institute for Aerospace Medicine, Köln, FRG.
Adv Space Res. 1989;9(11):241-4. doi: 10.1016/0273-1177(89)90079-3.
The paper describes an investigation of the influence of gravity on the early differentiation of gravity receptors in Xenopus embryos and larvae. There is evidence that the expression of crystals in the saccus endolymphaticus was statistically greater when the embryos developed in near weightlessness (hypogravity) than on earth. The function of these crystals is unknown but they may contribute to the functioning of the vestibular apparatus.
该论文描述了一项关于重力对非洲爪蟾胚胎和幼体中重力感受器早期分化影响的研究。有证据表明,当胚胎在近失重(低重力)环境中发育时,内淋巴囊晶体的表达在统计学上比在地球上发育时更为显著。这些晶体的功能尚不清楚,但它们可能有助于前庭器官的功能。