Transient expression of human telomerase extends the life span of normal human fibroblasts

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 273, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1095-1098

  Steinert, Susanne ^a   Shay, Jerry W ^a   Wright, Woodring E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cre lox recombination; Telomerase; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; DIPLOIDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIFESPAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; SENESCENCE; TELOMERE;

EID: 0034647836     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3080     Document Type: Article

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