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Fol. Biol. 2007, 53, 85-96

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2007053030085

Supplementary Nuclear Receptor NHR-60 is Required for Normal Embryonic and Early Larval Development of Caenorhabditis elegans

K. Šimečková1, E. Brožová1, J. Vohánka1, M. Pohludka2, Z. Kostrouch2,3, M. W. Krause4, J. E. Rall3, Marta Kostrouchová1,3

1Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
2Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
3Clinical Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD., United States of America
4Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD., United States of America

Received April 2007
Accepted May 2007

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