Analysis of Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 353-381

  Wilkinson, Deepti S ^a   Taylor, Rebecca C ^a   Dillin, Andrew ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormality; Aging; Knockdown; Lifespan; Muscle decline; Survival curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855426641     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394620-1.00012-6     Document Type: Chapter

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