Disruption of ins-11, a Caenorhabditis elegans insulin-like gene, and phenotypic analyses of the gene-disrupted animal

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3084-3087

  Kawano, Tsuyoshi ^a   Nagatomo, Ryosuke ^a   Kimura, Yasuo ^a   Gengyo Ando, Keiko ^b,c   Mitani, Shohei ^b,c  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kawaguchi Center Bldg ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Gene disruption; Insulin like gene; Lifespan regulation

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GENES; INSULIN; METABOLISM; RNA; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE DISRUPTION; INSULIN LIKE GENE; LIFESPAN REGULATION;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSULIN; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; INSULIN; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 33845892170     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60472     Document Type: Article

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