Akemi Kurotani

(黒谷明美)

Profile Information

Affiliation: Associate Professor, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Degree: Doctor of Engineering(Mar, 1988, Osaka University)
Master of Science(Mar, 1984, Ochanomizu University)

Other name(s) (e.g. nickname): Akemi Izumi-Kurotani
J-GLOBAL ID: 200901010521776467
researchmap Member ID: 1000144546

Research Interests

Research Areas

Research History

1988 - 1996

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Systems Engineering, Sojo University
1988 - 1996

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science,
1987 - 1988

The Open University of Japan
1987 - 1988

University of the Air, Research Assistant
Research Associate

Education

Apr, 1983 - Mar, 1987

Graduate School, Division of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Apr, 1981 - Mar, 1983

Graduate School, Division of Natural Science, Ochanomizu University
Apr, 1977 - Mar, 1981

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University

Papers

Effects of gravity on spicule formation in cultured micromeres of sea urchin embryo

A. Izumi-Kurotani, M. Kiyomoto, M. Imai, H. Eguchi

Advances in Space Research, 38(6) 1112-1116, 2006 Peer-reviewed

Misc.

Morphogenesis and Gravity in a Whole Amphibian Embryo and in Isolated Blastomeres of Sea Urchins

Akemi Izumi-Kurotani, Masato Kiyomoto

Advances in Space Biology and Medicine, 9 83-99, 2003
Morphogenesis and Gravity in a Whole Amphibian Embryo and in Isolated Blastomeres of Sea Urchins

Akemi Izumi-Kurotani, Masato Kiyomoto

Advances in Space Biology and Medicine, 9 83-99, 2003
Japanese Red-Belled Newts in Space-Astronaut Experiment on Space Shuttle IML-2 and Space Flyer Unit （共著）

Biological Sciences in Space, 15 (Supplement), pp.96-103, 2001
The Frog in Space (FRIS) Experiment Onboard Space Station Mir: Final Report and Follow-on Studies （共著）

Biological Sciences in Space, 15 (Supplement), pp.17-24, 2001
Japanese Red-Belled Newts in Space-Astronaut Experiment on Space Shuttle IML-2 and Space Flyer Unit （jointly worked）

Biological Sciences in Space, 15 (Supplement), pp.96-103, 2001
The Frog in Space (FRIS) Experiment Onboard Space Station Mir: Final Report and Follow-on Studies （jointly worked）

Biological Sciences in Space, 15 (Supplement), pp.17-24, 2001
The Frog in Space (FRIS) Experiment Onboard Space Station Mir : Final Report and Follow-on Studies (jointly worked)

YAMASHITA M.

Biological Sciences in Space, 11(4) 313-320, 1997
Frog experiment onboard space station MIR

Advances in Space Biology and Medicine, 6 193-211, 1997
Astronewt: Early development of newt in space

Y. Mogami, M. Imamizo, M. Yamashita, A. Izumi-Kurotani, M.L Wiederhold, H. Koike, M. Asashima

Advances in Space Research, 17(6-7) 257-263, 1996
Early embryogenesis of amphibians in space: AstroNewt for the space embryology in IML-2 and SFU

Y Mogami, H Koike, M Yamashita, A IzumiKurotani, M Asashima

STRENGTHENING COOPERATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY, 91 1089-1097, 1996
CYTOPATHOLOGIC OBSERVATIONS OF THE LUNG OF ADULT NEWTS (CYNOPS-PYRRHOGASTER) ON-BOARD THE SPACE-SHUTTLE, COLUMBIA, DURING THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL MICROGRAVITY LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS

CJ PFEIFFER, M YAMASHITA, A IZUMIKUROTANI, H KOIKE, M ASASHIMA

JOURNAL OF SUBMICROSCOPIC CYTOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY, 27(4) 501-509, Oct, 1995
AMPHIBIAN AMPLEXUS IN MICROGRAVITY

T NAITOH, M YAMASHITA, A IZUMIKUROTANI, S YOKOTA, RJ WASSERSUG

ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 12(1) 113-116, Feb, 1995
微少重力での気泡の挙動-水棲動物実験装置によるイモリのIML-2宇宙実験(共著)

日本マイクログラビティ応用学会誌, 12 150-156, 1995
BEHAVIOR OF JAPANESE TREE FROGS UNDER MICROGRAVITY ON MIR AND IN PARABOLIC FLIGHT

A IZUMIKUROTANI, M YAMASHITA, Y KAWASAKI, T KUROTANI, Y MOGAMI, M OKUNO, A OKETA, A SHIRAISHI, K UEDA, RJ WASSERSUG, T NAITOH

LIFE SCIENCES AND SPACE RESEARCH XXV (1): GRAVITATIONAL BIOLOGY, 14(8) 419-422, 1994
THE BEHAVIORAL REACTIONS OF A SNAKE AND A TURTLE TO ABRUPT DECREASES IN GRAVITY

R WASSERSUG, A IZUMIKUROTANI

ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 10(3) 505-509, Jun, 1993
宇宙ステーション・ミールから帰還したアマガエル(共著)

日本航空宇宙学会誌, 41,502-504, 1993
Treefrog Returned from space station Mir

41,502-504, 1993
Motion Sickness in Amphibian (jointly worked)

Behavioral Neural Biology, 60,42-51, 1993
ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF INTESTINAL BACTERIA FROM JAPANESE TREE FROG (HLYA-JAPONICA) WITH THE SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANAEROBIC-BACTERIA

Y BENNO, A IZUMIKUROTANI, M YAMASHITA

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE, 54(4) 699-702, Aug, 1992
宇宙生物学実験方法論(共著)

人間環境科学, 1,96-105, 1992
SPACE EXPERIMENT ON BEHAVIORS OF TREEFROG

A IZUMIKUROTANI, M YAMASHITA, Y KAWASAKI

LIFE SCIENCES AND SPACE RESEARCH XXIV (1) : GRAVITATIONAL BIOLOGY, 12(1) 263-266, 1992
Invitation to Space Biology

IZUMI-KUROTANI Akemi

Seibutsu Butsuri, 31(5) 44-47, 1991
ミールでのカエル実験

日本マイクログラビティ応用学会誌, 8(2), 1991
Behavior of Japanese Tree Frog Under Microgravity

Biological Sciences in Space, 5(3), 1991
Space Frog Experiment Onboard MIR

The Journal of Space Technology and Science, 6(2), 1990
Development of space test equipment of organisms to mount in SFU.(Machine assisted translation)

ZAIKI YUTAKA, KIMURA TOSHIYOSHI, TAKAYANAGI MASAHIRO, KOMADA SATOSHI, NEGI HIROSHI, YAMASHITA MASAMICHI, KUROTANI AKEMI, ASAJIMA MAKOTO, IJIRI KEN'ICHI

宇宙科学技術連合講演会講演集, 33rd 106-107, Oct, 1989
原生動物ゾウリムシの遊泳行動と重力

宇宙科学研究所報告, 24, 1989
CAMP-MEDIATED INHIBITORY EFFECT OF CALMODULIN ANTAGONISTS ON CILIARY REVERSAL OF PARAMECIUM

A IZUMI, Y NAKAOKA

CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON, 7(2) 154-159, 1987
TETRAHYMENA CELL MODEL EXHIBITING CA-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR

A IZUMI, T MIKINOUMURA

CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON, 5(4) 323-331, 1985

Books and Other Publications

絵でわかる細胞の世界

講談社, 2001
An Illustrated Guide to Cell Biology

Kodansha, 2001
「星と生き物たちの宇宙」(共著)

集英社, 2000
"Stars and Living things of the Universe"

Shueisha, 2000
ブルーバックス「宇宙実験最前線」(共著)

講談社, 1996

Professional Memberships

Works

Research Projects

細胞に対する重力の効果

1996
Effects of Gravity on Cells

1996
動物の行動に対する重力の効果

1988 - 1995
Gravitational Effects on Animal Behavior

1988 - 1995
動物の発生に対する重力の効果

1988

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