Functional genomic analysis of c. elegans molting

PLoS Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Frand, Alison R ^a   Russel, Sascha ^a   Ruvkun, Gary ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLTING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REPORTER GENE; RNA INTERFERENCE; ANIMAL; COSMID; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HEXAPODA; NEMATODA;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COSMIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLTING; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 26444458292     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030312     Document Type: Article

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