Autophagy research on insects

Autophagy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-267

  Sass, Miklós ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aging; Atg1; Atg8a; Autophagosome formation; Autophagy; Bec 1; C. elegans; Drosophila; lgg 1; Neurodegeneration; Paxillin; SNF4; Unc 51

Indexed keywords

PAXILLIN;

AGING; ATG1 GENE; ATG8A GENE; AUTOPHAGY; BEC 1 GENE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA; EDITORIAL; IGG 1 GENE; INSECT GENETICS; NONHUMAN; SNF4 GENE; UNC 51 GENE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 41449098542     PISSN: 15548627     EISSN: 15548635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/auto.5787     Document Type: Editorial

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