Caenorhabditis elegans: An old genetic model can learn new epigenetic tricks

Journal of Environmental Law

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-60

  Padilla, Pamela A ^a   Garcia, Anastacia M ^a   Ladage, Mary L ^a   Toni, Lee S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MODELING; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEMATODE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; INHERITANCE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NUCLEAR ENVELOPE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84903960974     PISSN: 09528873     EISSN: 1464374X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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