C. elegans cell cycles: Invariance and stem cell divisions

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 766-776

  Kipreos, Edward T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EXOCRINE GLAND; GENE CONTROL; GERM CELL; INTESTINE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; BRAIN; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINEAGE; INTESTINES; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 28444488937     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm1738     Document Type: Review

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