Accelerated methylation ribosomal RNA genes during the cellular senescence of Werner syndrome fibroblasts

FASEB Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1715-1724

  Machwe, A ^a   Orren, D K ^a   Bohr, V A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Life span; Population doubling; RDNA

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METABOLISM; DNA METHYLATION; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA METHYLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEADY STATE; WERNER SYNDROME;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033822681     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.99-0926com     Document Type: Article

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