Dietary supplementation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 81, 2013, Pages

  Deline, Marshall L ^a   Vrablik, Tracy L ^a   Watts, Jennifer L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; C. elegans; Caenorhabditis elegans; Dietary fat; Dihomo gamma linolenic acid; Genetics (animal and plant); Germ cells; Issue 81; Nutrition therapy; Omega 3; Omega 6; Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888636023     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/50879     Document Type: Article

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