CIL:1902

The purpose of the dataset C. elegans terminal bulb aging is to deduce the age of the nemathode based on images of the pharynx terminal bulb (part of the eating apparatus). Images of C. elegans were taken at different chronological ages. This image is part of the day 2 data set. Note that the morphological and chronological ages are not fully correlated due to the variability among individuals even though the individuals are genetically identical. The source for the dataset is Laboratory of Genetics/NIA/NIH.

本数据集“秀丽隐杆线虫端球衰老（C. elegans terminal bulb aging）”的研究目的，是基于秀丽隐杆线虫（C. elegans）咽端球——该结构属于其摄食器官的一部分——的图像，推断该线虫的实龄。研究人员采集了不同实龄阶段的秀丽隐杆线虫图像，本次呈现的图像属于第2天数据集的一部分。需注意：即便受试个体的遗传背景完全一致，由于个体间存在固有差异，其形态年龄与实龄之间并不完全相关。本数据集的来源为遗传学实验室/美国国家衰老研究所（NIA）/美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）。