The Sperm/Oocyte Decision, a C. elegans Perspective

Oogenesis: The Universal Process

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-26

  Ellis, Ronald ^a  

^a UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans, translational regulation; Germ line; Hermaphrodite; Oocyte; Sperm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867539427     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470687970.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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