Advances on biomedical research in caenorhabditis elegans based on microfluidic device

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 877-883

  Jian Ping, Yang ^a   Fan, Yang ^a   Li, Xin Chun ^a   Yu, Yan Yan ^a   Chen, Zuan Guang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomedical research; Caenorhabditis elegans; Microfluidic chip

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 81355154569     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1206.2011.00079     Document Type: Review

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