Genome-wide analyses of metal responsive genes in Caenorhabditis elegans

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue APR, 2012, Pages

  Caito, Samuel ^a   Fretham, Stephanie ^a   Martinez Finley, Ebany ^a   Chakraborty, Sudipta ^a,b   Avila, Daiana ^c   Chen, Pan ^a   Aschner, Michael ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; C. Elegans; Gene expression; Metals; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 84876043618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00052     Document Type: Review

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