Longevity, lipids and C. elegans

Aging

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-82

  Hulbert, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; LIPID;

ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; LIPIDS; LONGEVITY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 79959564643     PISSN: 19454589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18632/aging.100288     Document Type: Note

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