CIL:1936

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 4 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.

本数据集为秀丽隐杆线虫（C. elegans）咽端球衰老（C. elegans terminal bulb aging）数据集，其核心目标为通过咽端球（pharynx terminal bulb，进食装置的组成部分）的图像推断线虫的实龄。研究团队按不同实龄拍摄了秀丽隐杆线虫的图像，本图像属于第4天数据集的一部分。需注意：即便个体为基因同源，由于个体间存在自然变异，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）。