CIL:1929

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）咽部终球衰老数据集，其核心目标是基于咽部终球（pharynx terminal bulb，线虫摄食器官的一部分）的显微图像，推断线虫的实际年龄。研究人员采集了不同日龄的秀丽隐杆线虫显微图像，本示例图像即属于第4日龄数据集子集。需注意：即便个体遗传背景完全一致，由于个体间存在生理差异，线虫的形态学年龄与实际日龄并不能完全匹配。本数据集的来源为美国国立衰老研究所（NIA）/美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）遗传学实验室。