Part 1 Theories and models on the biology of the cell in space: theories and models of the biology of the cell in space - an introduction, A. Cogoli and M. Cogoli-Greuter; production and action of cytokines in space, S.K. Chapes; gravity effects on membrane processes, A. Schatz. Part 2 Cellular responses to altered gravity in space and the clinostate: pituitary cells in space, W.C. Hymer; effects of altered gravity on plant cell processes - results of recent space and clinostatic experiments, E.L. Kordyum; in vitro plant cell growth in microgravity and on clinostat, R. Laurinavicius et al. Part 3 Graviresponses in plants: cell biology of plant gravity sensing, F.D. Sack; correlations between changes in electrical parameters and changes in cell elongation rates in gravistimulated roots, H. Ishikawa and M.L. Evans; clover development during spaceflight - a model system, J.A. Guikema et al. Part 4 Gravitational development biology: experiments on embryos in space - an overview, R. Bellairs; fertilization of sea urchin eggs in space and subsequent development under normal conditions, H.J. Marthy et al; arthropod model systems for studying complex biological processes in the space environment, R. Marco et al. Part 5 Mechanisms of gravity sensing and perception: introduction - an overview of gravity sensing, perception, and signal transduction in animals and plants; formation of otoconia in the Japanese red-bellied newt, cynops pyrrhogaster, M.L. Wiederhold et al. Part 6 Animal and human physiology: central hemodynamics in a baboon model during microgravity induced by parabolic flight, R.D. Latham et al; terrestrial applications of bone and muscle research in microgravity, F.W. Booth; microgravity effects on "postural" muscle activity patterns, C.S. Layne and B.S. Spooner. Part 7 Educational opportunities in the space life sciences: educational opportunities within the NASA specialized center of research and training in gravitational biology, J.A. Guikema and B.S. Spooner; NASA's space life sciences training program, G. Coulter et al; educational projects in space life sciences in Canada, A.J. Mortimer. (Part Contents).
