Genetic factors in immunity and aging

Vaccine

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 1591-1595

  Doria, Gino ^a   Frasca, Daniela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Genes; Immunity

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HYDROXYUREA;

AGE; AGING; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE GENE; IMMUNITY; LIFESPAN; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW;

EID: 0033975452     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(99)00491-0     Document Type: Article

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