Accumulation of stress protein 72 (HSP72) in muscle and spleen of goldfish taken into space. |
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Authors: | T Ohnishi K Tsuji T Ohmura H Matsumoto X Wang A Takahashi S Nagaoka A Takabayashi A Takahahsi |
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Institution: | Department of Biology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Using Western blot analysis, here, we report the levels of HSP72 in several organs from goldfish which were taken into space on the NASA space shuttle. A remarkable accumulation of HSP72 was detected in muscle and spleen of those fish taken into space as compared with controls. These results suggested that the HSP72 induction is a kind of stress response at the molecular level introduced by the space environment consisting of microgravity and/or cosmic radiation as stressors. |
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