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Mechanisms of Larval Growth Control in Caenorhabditis elegans

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Body size is one of the most discernible ways in which animal species vary. The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), the largest animal on earth, can reach up to 30 m in length and weigh up to 200 tonnes. At the other extreme, a species of frog called Paedophryne amauensis is...

Keyword:

Growth, C. elegans, and Development

Creator:

Joy Nyaanga

Owner:

Joy Nyaanga

Date Uploaded:

05/09/2022

Date Modified:

05/09/2022

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Growing Babies, Growing Inequalities: A Biocultural Examination of Influences of Infant Growth in Nuñoa, Peru

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Changing economic activities bring significant cultural, epidemiological, and nutritional transitions. These transitions have important and lifelong effects on the health of populations experiencing them. Infancy represents a critical period when rapid growth and metabolic programming occur, making infants particularly vulnerable to long-lasting biological changes due to such transitions. The objective...

Keyword:

Growth, Infancy, Nutrition, Inequality, and Economic Transition

Subject:

Anthropology

Creator:

Morgan Hoke

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Scholarly Digital Publishing

Date Uploaded:

03/27/2018

Date Modified:

03/27/2018

Date Created:

2017-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation