A genetic pathway conferring life extension and resistance to UV stress in Caenorhabditis elegans

Genetics

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1207-1218

  Murakami, Shin ^a   Johnson, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MUTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0030014296     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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