The embryonic cell lineage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

1983/11/01 by John Sulston, J.E. Sulston, E. Schierenberg +5 · 4,353 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Biology #Caenorhabditis elegans #Cell biology #Cell fate determination #Ectoderm #Embryo #Embryogenesis #Embryonic stem cell #Gene #Genetics #Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms #Lineage (genetic) #Mesoderm

paper · doi:10.1016/0012-1606(83)90201-4

published in Developmental Biology 100(1), 64-119 (Elsevier BV)

openalex publication_date 1983/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

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• Post-embryonic cell lineages of the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans

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