Lymphocytes on sounding rocket flights

J Gravit Physiol. 1994 May;1(1):P90-1.

Abstract

NASA: Cell-cell interactions and the formation of cell aggregates are important events in the mitogen-induced lymphocyte activation. The fact that the formation of cell aggregates is only slightly reduced in microgravity suggests that cells are moving and interacting also in space, but direct evidence was still lacking. Here we report on two experiments carried out on a flight of the sounding rocket MAXUS 1B, launched in November 1992 from the base of Esrange in Sweden. The rocket reached the altitude of 716 km and provided 12.5 min of microgravity conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line
  • Cell Movement*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cytoskeleton / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Space Flight*
  • T-Lymphocytes / physiology*
  • Vimentin / physiology
  • Weightlessness*

Substances

  • Vimentin