Development of Caenorhabditis elegans pharynx, with emphasis on its nervous system

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 396-404

  Pilon, Marc ^a   Mörck, Catarina ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Axon; Caenorhabditis elegans; Growth cones; Heart; Morphogenesis; Pharynx

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN CEH22; PROTEIN PHA2; PROTEIN PHA4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GROWTH CONE; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PHARYNX; PRIMORDIUM; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HELMINTH; GROWTH CONES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; PHARYNX; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 16444387300     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2005.00070.x     Document Type: Review

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