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Alternate metabolism during the dauer stage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Nov 2005
Burnell Ann M, Houthoofd Koen, O'Hanlon Karen, Vanfleteren Jacques R
Abstract excerpt
When environmental conditions are unsuitable to support nematode reproduction, Caenorhabditis elegans arrests development before the onset of sexual maturity and specialised 'dauer' larvae, adapted for dispersal, and extended diapause are formed. Dauer larvae do not feed and their metabolism is dependent on internal food reserves. Adult worms which express defects in the insulin/insulin-like growth factor...
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