Structural Analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans Dauer Larval Anterior Sensilla by Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy

• Main Authors: Sebastian Britz (Author), Sebastian Matthias Markert (Author), Daniel Witvliet (Author), Anna Maria Steyer (Author), Sarah Tröger (Author), Ben Mulcahy (Author), Philip Kollmannsberger (Author), Yannick Schwab (Author), Mei Zhen (Author), Christian Stigloher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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At the end of the first larval stage, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans developing in harsh environmental conditions is able to choose an alternative developmental path called the dauer diapause. Dauer larvae exhibit different physiology and behaviors from non-dauer larvae. Using focused ion beam-...