Basic Caenorhabditis elegans methods: Synchronization and observation

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 64, 2012, Pages

  Porta de la Riva, Montserrat ^a,b   Fontrodona, Laura ^a   Villanueva, Alberto ^a,b   Cerón, Julián ^a,b  

^a Department of Cancer and Human Molecular Genetics   (United States)

^b C elegans Core Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic protocols; C. elegans; DAPI staining; Development; Developmental biology; Genetics; Issue 64; Molecular biology; Nomarski; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84863731238     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/4019     Document Type: Article

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