A method for culturing embryonic C. elegans cells

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 79, 2013, Pages

  Sangaletti, Rachele ^a   Bianchi, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological phenomena; C. elegans; Cell culture; Cell physiological phenomena; Developmental biology; Embryonic cells; Eukaryota; Issue 79

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN;

EID: 84886818655     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/50649     Document Type: Article

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