Developmental regulation of telomerase activity in human fetal tissues during gestation

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 769-773

  Ulaner, Gary A ^a   Giudice, Linda C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA replication; Fetal tissues; Gestation; Regulation; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREGNANCY; SPLEEN; TELOMERE; TESTIS;

BRAIN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PREGNANCY; SPLEEN; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE; TESTIS;

EID: 0031230933     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.9.769     Document Type: Article

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