Post-embryonic development in the ventral cord of Caenorhabditis elegans.

Authors :: Sulston JE
Source :: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences [Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci] 1976 Aug 10; Vol. 275 (938), pp. 287-97.
Publication Year :: 1976
Abstract: 56 nerve cells are added to the ventral cord and associated ganglia of Caenorhabditis elegans at about the time of the first larval moult. These cells are produced by the uniform division of 13 neuroblasts followed by a defined pattern of cell deaths. Comparison with the data in the previous paper suggests that there is a relationship between the ancestry of a cell and its function. The significance of programmed cell death is discussed.

Subjects :: Animals
Disorders of Sex Development
Larva
Spinal Cord cytology
Spinal Cord growth & development
Nematoda growth & development

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0962-8436
Volume :: 275
Issue :: 938
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 8804
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1976.0084