Lipid droplets as fat storage organelles in Caenorhabditis elegans

Lipid droplets are evolutionarily conserved organelles where cellular fat storage and mobilization are exquisitely regulated. Recent studies have defined lipid droplets in C. elegans and explored how they are regulated by genetic and dietary factors. C. elegans offers unique opportunities to visuali...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ho Yi Mak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520407965