Dietary regulation of hypodermal polyploidization in <it>C. elegans</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dietary restriction (DR) results in increased longevity, reduced fecundity and reduced growth in many organisms. Though many studies have examined the effects of DR on longevity and fecundity, few have investigated the effects on gro...

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Main Authors: Lozano Encarnación, Tain Luke S, Sáez Alberto G, Leroi Armand M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/8/28