The Caenorhabditis elegans NR4A nuclear receptor is required for spermatheca morphogenesis

Developmental Biology

Volumn 313, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 767-786

  Gissendanner, Chris R ^a   Kelley, Kristopher ^a   Nguyen, Tri Q ^b   Hoener, Marius C ^b   Sluder, Ann E ^c   Maina, Claude V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^c Cambria Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^d NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; nhr 6; NR4A; Spermatheca; Spermatheca uterine valve

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR NR4A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HERMAPHRODITISM; MORPHOGENESIS; NHR 6 GENE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 37849047164     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.11.014     Document Type: Article

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