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Comment
. 2005 Oct;3(10):e349.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030349. Epub 2005 Oct 11.

How the ecdysozoan changed its coat

John Ewer  1
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How the ecdysozoan changed its coat

John Ewer. PLoS Biol. 2005 Oct.

Abstract

External skeletons are found in a variety of animals, including arthropods and nematodes. Much remains to be learned about the process of replacing the exoskeleton (molting) during growth.

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Figure 1. A C. elegans Molting Sampler
(A) A C. elegans larva unable to shed its old cuticle after RNA interference of the gene acn-1. (B–D) Pairs of pictures show larvae expressing the GFP-tagged mlt-11 gene before (B), during (C), and after (D) the first molt. (E) A collar of old cuticle found midway along the length of the animal mostly restricts expression of the GFP-tagged mlt-10 gene to the front half of the worm.
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