Temporal reiteration of a precise gene expression pattern during nematode development

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 3633-3639

  Johnstone, Iain L ^a   Barry, J David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Gene regulation; Moulting; Oscillation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0029898363     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00732.x     Document Type: Article

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