Hierarchical deterioration of body systems in Werner's syndrome: Implications for normal ageing

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 239-254

  Goto, Makoto ^a  

^a Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ageing; Chromosomal instability; DNA helicase; Progeroid syndrome; System; Werner's syndrome

Indexed keywords

HELICASE;

AGING; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; HUMAN; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WERNER SYNDROME;

AGING; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA HELICASES; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; GENES, RECESSIVE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; REFERENCE VALUES; WERNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0030691121     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(97)00111-5     Document Type: Article

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