Organisms

Caenorhabditis elegans

A species of nematode that is widely used in biological, biochemical, and genetic studies.

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Abstract

A species of nematode that is widely used in biological, biochemical, and genetic studies.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Caenorhabditis elegan
  • elegan, Caenorhabditis

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19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Caenorhabditis (1979-1992)
  • Nematoda (1968-1978)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.500w.294w.400w.875w.660.250w.250w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Caenorhabditis elegans. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017173. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017173
  2. Caenorhabditis elegans. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenorhabditis_elegans
  3. Caenorhabditis elegans. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91703