Positioning of longitudinal nerves in C. elegans by nidogen

Science

Volumn 288, Issue 5463, 2000, Pages 150-154

  Kim, Seonhee ^a   Wadsworth, William G ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTACTIN;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INNERVATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; AXONS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BODY PATTERNING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL MOVEMENT; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, HELMINTH; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTESTINES; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CESTODA;

EID: 0034616141     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.288.5463.150     Document Type: Article

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