Telomeres and telomerase in human health and disease

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-240

  Tzukerman, Maty ^a   Selig, Sara ^a   Skorecki, Karl L ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aging; Biological diversity; Carcinogenesis; Differentiation; Epigenetic changes; Human embryonic stem cells; Senescence; Telomerase; Telomerase regulation; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; REPETITIVE DNA; TELOMERASE;

AGING; CARCINOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CELL AGING; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENOMICS; GERM LINE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL; TELOMERE;

EID: 0036004566     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2002.15.3.229     Document Type: Review

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