Multi-pathway control of the proliferation versus meiotic development decision in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline

Developmental Biology

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 342-357

  Hansen, Dave ^a   Hubbard, E Jane Albert ^b   Schedl, Tim ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Germline development; Germline tumor; gld 1; gld 2; GLP 1 Notch; Meiotic entry; nos 3; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

GLD 1 PROTEIN; GLD 2 PROTEIN; GLP 1 PROTEIN; MOLECULAR MARKER; NOTCH RECEPTOR; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MUTANT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GERM CELL; HERMAPHRODITISM; LARVA; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 1642454307     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2003.12.023     Document Type: Article

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