Characterization of sub-nuclear changes in <it>Caenorhabditis elegans </it>embryos exposed to brief, intermediate and long-term anoxia to analyze anoxia-induced cell cycle arrest

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The soil nematode <it>C. elegans </it>survives oxygen-deprived conditions (anoxia; <.001 kPa O<sub>2</sub>) by entering into a state of suspended animation in which cell cycle progression reversibly arrests...

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Main Authors: Trejo Jesus, Hajeri Vinita A, Padilla Pamela A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-12-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/6/47