Analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans in microfluidic devices

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 484-493

  Wen, Hui ^a   Qin, Jianhua ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Behavior; Caenorhabditis elegans; Microfluidic; Neurobiology

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL DYNAMICS; BEHAVIORAL STUDIES; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL STUDIES; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ELEGANS; HIGH THROUGHPUT; LEARNING BEHAVIOR; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICRO-SCALES; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNOLOGIES; MODEL ORGANISMS; NEUROBIOLOGY; TEMPORAL CONTROLS;

AGING OF MATERIALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; MICROFLUIDICS;

FLUIDIC DEVICES;

EID: 84862681377     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-012-4541-x     Document Type: Review

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