Sterol-Derived Hormone(s) Controls Entry into Diapause in Caenorhabditis elegans by Consecutive Activation of DAF-12 and DAF-16
Upon starvation or overcrowding, Caenorhabditis elegans interrupts its reproductive cycle and forms a specialised larva called dauer (enduring). This process is regulated by TGF-β and insulin-signalling pathways and is connected with the control of life span through the insulin pathway components DA...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2004
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC517820/ |