part_of part of larva Ce post dauer L3 stage Ce PDL3 The stage right after an animal recovered from dauer but has not started transformation to L4 larva yet. "By ~10-12 hours after stimulation to recovery at 20 degrees Celsius, or ~7-8 hours at 25 degrees Celsius, they reach the PDL3 (post-dauer L3 stage), where cell division and development have resumed. Cell fates, including cell divisions and expression of cell fate markers, are equivalent between L3 and PDL3 stages (Liu and Ambros, 1991; Euling and Ambros, 1996; Braendle and Félix, 2008; Karp and Greenwald, 2013). However, no molt occurs between dauer and PDL3. Thus, dauer alae are still visible on the cuticle, although more difficult to see because they become stretched as the larva loses radial constriction and begins to grow (Cassada and Russell, 1975; Riddle et al.,1997)." WBls:0000052 worm_development dauer exit C. elegans life stage occurring during larval stage post dauer stage Ce