IL PROGETTO HA DURATA TRIENNALE, E' INIZIATO il 1° GENNAIO 2006 E TERMINERA' il 31 DICEMBRE 2009. Vestibular information is directly concerned with gravity; thus changes in gravity conditions are expected to interfere with vestibular function. The project collects several researchers who have long been involved in studying the structural, morphological and functional aspects of vestibular organs, and is aimed at evaluating possible effects of microgravity on vestibular organ function. The project focusses on interference with: (i) sensory signal processing (transfer function and mathematical modelling of signal processing steps); (ii) ion distribution and membrane currents, especially calcium currents; (iii) structural and subcellular organization of the cytoneural junction; (iv) correlations between structural and functional alterations. The effects of microgravity are studied in the labyrinth, isolated from the frog head after exposing the animal to a conditioning period (4-6 hr) in simulated zero-gravity condition (random positioning machine).
Microgravity on frog labyrinth sensory function
ROSSI, Marialisa
2006
Abstract
IL PROGETTO HA DURATA TRIENNALE, E' INIZIATO il 1° GENNAIO 2006 E TERMINERA' il 31 DICEMBRE 2009. Vestibular information is directly concerned with gravity; thus changes in gravity conditions are expected to interfere with vestibular function. The project collects several researchers who have long been involved in studying the structural, morphological and functional aspects of vestibular organs, and is aimed at evaluating possible effects of microgravity on vestibular organ function. The project focusses on interference with: (i) sensory signal processing (transfer function and mathematical modelling of signal processing steps); (ii) ion distribution and membrane currents, especially calcium currents; (iii) structural and subcellular organization of the cytoneural junction; (iv) correlations between structural and functional alterations. The effects of microgravity are studied in the labyrinth, isolated from the frog head after exposing the animal to a conditioning period (4-6 hr) in simulated zero-gravity condition (random positioning machine).I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
