Experimental elongation of telomeres extends the lifespan of immortal x normal cell hybrids

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1734-1741

  Wright, Woodring E ^a   Brašiškyte̊, Dana ^a   Piatyszek, Mieczyslaw A ^a   Shay, Jerry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cancer; Cell hybrids; Telomerase; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA POLYMERASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL AGING; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

EID: 0030004489     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00519.x     Document Type: Article

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