Stress-induced phenocopy of C. elegans defines functional steps of sensory organ differentiation

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 629-637

  Chow, King Lau ^a   Chan, Kwok Wai ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mab 21; Nematode; Phenocopy; Ray differentiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; SENSE ORGAN;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; HEATING; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SENSE ORGANS; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0032740483     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169x.1999.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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