Telomere length does not change during senescence of the ascomycete Podospora anserina

Mutation Research - DNAging Genetic Instability and Aging

Volumn 316, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 193-199

  Schwartz, T ^a   Osiewacz, H D ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Podospora anserina; Senescence; Telomere length

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CELL AGING; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TELOMERE;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; PODOSPORA ANSERINA;

EID: 0030008640     PISSN: 09218734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8734(96)90003-X     Document Type: Article

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