Caenorhabditis elegans nuclear receptors: insights into life traits

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Magner, Daniel B ^a   Antebi, Adam ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; PROTEIN DAF 12; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOME; HOMEOSTASIS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LONGEVITY; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR;

EID: 45349091786     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2008.02.005     Document Type: Review

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