The implications of telomerase biochemistry for human disease

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 750-760

  Morin, G B ^a  

^a GERON CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

ageing; cancer; cellular senescence; chromosome; DNA replication; enzyme regulation; ribonucleoprotein; RNA; telomerase; telomere

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL AGING; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

CELL AGING; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASMS; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 0030916970     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(97)00061-0     Document Type: Article

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