Nuclear hormone receptor NHR-49 controls fat consumption and fatty acid composition in C. elegans

PLoS Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 0301-0312

  Van Gilst, Marc R ^a   Hadjivassiliou, Haralambos ^a   Jolly, Amber ^a   Yamamoto, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT; FATTY ACID; HORMONE RECEPTOR; NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR 49; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT CONTENT; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; KNOCKOUT GENE; LIFESPAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 15744386624     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030053     Document Type: Article

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