Of telomeres and tumors

Nature Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 158-159

  Axelrod, Nancy ^a  

^a 545 National Press Building ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TELOMERASE;

DRUG DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TELOMERE; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 0030051301     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0296-158     Document Type: Short Survey

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