Long telomeres and well preserved proliferative vigor in cells from centenarians: A contribution to longevity?

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 69-72

  Franceschi, C ^a,b   Mondello, C ^c   Bonafe M ^a   Valensin, S ^a   Sansoni, P ^d   Sorbi, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; CELL AGING; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SENESCENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TELOMERE;

EID: 0032980184     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03399643     Document Type: Editorial

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