Mutants of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans that are defective specifically in their attraction to cycloheximide

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-153

  Tajima, Takahisa ^a   Takiguchi, Noboru ^a   Kato, Junichi ^a   Ikeda, Tsukasa ^a   Kuroda, Akio ^a   Ohtake, Hisao ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Chemotaxis; Cycloheximide; Mutant; Nematode

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MUTANTS;

MUTAGENESIS;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DYE; HISTIDINE; ISOPENTYL ALCOHOL; QUININE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMOTAXIS; GENETIC EPISTASIS; MUTANT; NERVE CELL; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; OSMORECEPTOR; PARASITE ISOLATION; SCREENING TEST; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0042377192     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(03)90117-4     Document Type: Article

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