Analysis of telomere lengths in human corneal endothelial cells from donors of different ages

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 648-653

  Egan, Catherine A ^a   Savre Train, Isabelle ^b   Shay, Jerry W ^b   Wilson, Steven E ^c   Bourne, William M ^a,d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; TELOMERE; VIRUS CELL TRANSFORMATION; VIRUS ONCOGENE; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CELL AGING; CELL CYCLE; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELOMERE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0031935653     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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