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Yolk-deprived Caenorhabditis elegans secure brood size at the expense of competitive fitness

Oviparous animals support reproduction via the incorporation of yolk as a nutrient source into the eggs. In Caenorhabditis elegans, however, yolk proteins seem dispensable for fecundity, despite constituting the vast majority of the embryonic protein pool and acting as carriers for nutrient-rich lip...

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Autores principales: Geens, Ellen, Van de Walle, Pieter, Caroti, Francesca, Jelier, Rob, Steuwe, Christian, Schoofs, Liliane, Temmerman, Liesbet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Life Science Alliance LLC 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10105328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37059473
http://dx.doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202201675