Identification and functional analysis of kinases and phosphatases contributing to muscle homeostasis in Caenorhabditis elegans

Loss of muscle homeostasis can lead to muscle atrophy, the severe wasting of muscle mass associated with clinical conditions such as cancer, diabetes and heart failure and which occurs progressively in the elderly increasing morbidity and mortality. Several extracellular signals are known to be asso...

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Main Author: Lehmann, Susann
Published: University of Nottingham 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.574658