The mysterious case of the C. elegans gut granule: death fluorescence, anthranilic acid and the kynurenine pathway

Despite decades of research on the nematode C. elegans, it still contains many hidden secrets. One such is the function of the prominent organelles known as gut granules, which are numerous in the intestinal cells of nematodes throughout the suborder Rhabditina. A striking feature of gut granules is...

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Main Authors: David eGems, Cassandra eCoburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2013.00151/full