title: Cytological analysis of meiosis in Caenorhabditis elegans.
abstract: The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has emerged as an informative experimental system for analysis of meiosis, in large part because of the advantageous physical organization of meiotic nuclei as a gradient of stages within the germline. Here we provide tools for detailed observational studies of cells within the worm gonad, including techniques for light and electron microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Kent L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Abby F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Dernburg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics*; D003584:Cytological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D008540:Meiosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods; D008954:Models, Biological
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