Tissue quality is an important determinant of telomerase activity as measured by TRAP assay

BioTechniques

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 660-662

  Yan, Pu ^a   Bosman, Fred T ^a   Benhattar, Jean ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; RNA DEGRADATION; TELOMERE; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 0031715328     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/98254dt05     Document Type: Article

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