Vol. 45, No. 1 Supplementum, 2001
ANOMALIES IN THE EMBRYOGENESIS OF JAPANESE QUAIL CHICKS DEVELOPED IN MICROGRAVITY, AND REASONS FOR THEIR APPEARANCE
Guryeva, T. S., Dadasheva, O. A., Sychev, V. N., Fedorenko, B. S.
State Scientific Centre - Institute of Biomedical Problems
Khoroshevskoye shosse 76A
Moscow 123007
Russia
Summary
The studies of embryogenesis of Japanese quail performed in microgravity aboard the "MIR" OS revealed morphological deviations in the development of embryos. The work discusses possible reasons for these deviations: the effect of space flight and heavy galactic particles as well as the devices in which the quail eggs were incubated. The embryos were most probably exposed to the combined effect of space flight and the equipment for the experiments. Singling out one of or a combination of space flight influences which cause anomalies in the development of a bird embryo, is one of the important tasks of gravitational physiology.
Key words: microgravity; embryo; space experiment; Japanese quail; space flight influences; heavy galactic particles; anomalies
References
Folia Veterinaria / 2001