Caenorhabditis elegans

Anders Olsen1, Maithili C Vantipalli, Gordon J Lithgow

  • 1Buck Institute, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945, USA.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 3, 2006
PubMed
概括

细胞检查点对于发育和抗压能力至关重要. 在C. elegans中禁用这些检查点基因揭示了它们在成年细胞生存和维护中的关键作用.

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