Expression profile of senescence-associated ß-galactosidase and activation of telomerase in human ovarian surface epithelial cells undergoing immortalization

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 951-956

  Litaker, John Randolph ^a   Pan, Jie ^a   Cheung, Yuk Chun ^a   Zhang, De Kai ^a   Liu, Yu ^a   Wong, Stephen Ching Ho ^a   Wan, Thomas Shek Kong ^a   Tsao, Sai Wah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Immortalization; Senescence; Telomerasc

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; TELOMERASE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; OVARY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL AGING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARY; TELOMERASE;

EID: 0031732328     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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