C. elegans feed yolk to their young in a form of primitive lactation

It is unclear why C. elegans continues to produce large quantities of yolk after reproduction. Here the authors show that post-reproductive C. elegans mothers vent yolk which supports their offspring’s growth, serving as a form of primitive lactation.

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Autores principales: Carina C. Kern, StJohn Townsend, Antoine Salzmann, Nigel B. Rendell, Graham W. Taylor, Ruxandra M. Comisel, Lazaros C. Foukas, Jürg Bähler, David Gems
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:055664668cb24b469c3a15be409762ad2021-12-02T18:37:16ZC. elegans feed yolk to their young in a form of primitive lactation10.1038/s41467-021-25821-y2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/055664668cb24b469c3a15be409762ad2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25821-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723It is unclear why C. elegans continues to produce large quantities of yolk after reproduction. Here the authors show that post-reproductive C. elegans mothers vent yolk which supports their offspring’s growth, serving as a form of primitive lactation.Carina C. KernStJohn TownsendAntoine SalzmannNigel B. RendellGraham W. TaylorRuxandra M. ComiselLazaros C. FoukasJürg BählerDavid GemsNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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Carina C. Kern
StJohn Townsend
Antoine Salzmann
Nigel B. Rendell
Graham W. Taylor
Ruxandra M. Comisel
Lazaros C. Foukas
Jürg Bähler
David Gems
C. elegans feed yolk to their young in a form of primitive lactation
description It is unclear why C. elegans continues to produce large quantities of yolk after reproduction. Here the authors show that post-reproductive C. elegans mothers vent yolk which supports their offspring’s growth, serving as a form of primitive lactation.
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author Carina C. Kern
StJohn Townsend
Antoine Salzmann
Nigel B. Rendell
Graham W. Taylor
Ruxandra M. Comisel
Lazaros C. Foukas
Jürg Bähler
David Gems
author_facet Carina C. Kern
StJohn Townsend
Antoine Salzmann
Nigel B. Rendell
Graham W. Taylor
Ruxandra M. Comisel
Lazaros C. Foukas
Jürg Bähler
David Gems
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title C. elegans feed yolk to their young in a form of primitive lactation
title_short C. elegans feed yolk to their young in a form of primitive lactation
title_full C. elegans feed yolk to their young in a form of primitive lactation
title_fullStr C. elegans feed yolk to their young in a form of primitive lactation
title_full_unstemmed C. elegans feed yolk to their young in a form of primitive lactation
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