Caenorhabditis elegans cuticle: A description of new elements of the fibrous layer

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 368-372

  Peixoto, Christina A ^a   Kramer, James M ^a,b   De Souza, Wanderley ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CUTICLE; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; FREEZE ETCHING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 0030979324     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284396     Document Type: Article

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