The control of cell growth and body size in Caenorhabditis elegans

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 321, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-76

  Tuck, Simon ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMP; Body size; Caenorhabditis elegans; Dbl 1; TGFbeta

Indexed keywords

DBL 1 PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; BODY SIZE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; ENDOREDUPLICATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DICOPOMORPHA ECHMEPTERYGIS; METAZOA; VESPOIDEA;

BMP; BODY SIZE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DBL-1; TGFBETA;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL PROLIFERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84892557625     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.11.007     Document Type: Review

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