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Caenorhabditis

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Definition: A genus of small free-living nematodes. Two species, CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS and C. briggsae are much used in studies of genetics, development, aging, muscle chemistry, and neuroanatomy.  a genus of nematodes used in exper   
Examples Caenorhabditis elegans 		Other names Caenorhabditides
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
fem-3 protein, C elegans  0   *Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins Caenorhabditis Sex Determination Processes. EMBO J 1992 Jun;11(6):2303-10
DAF-1 protein, C elegans  0   *Receptors, Cell Surface *Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins Caenorhabditis. Cell 1990;61(4):635

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