Caenorhabditis elegans: An Emerging Model in Biomedical and Environmental Toxicology

Toxicological Sciences - Tập 106 Số 1 - Trang 5-28 - 2008
Maxwell C. K. Leung1, Phillip L. Williams2, Alexandre Benedetto3, Catherine Au3, Kirsten J. Helmcke3, Michael Aschner3, Joel N. Meyer4
1Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27750, USA.
2University of Georgia;
3Vanderbilt University
4Duke University

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