Telomere length and telomerase activity: Effect of ageing on human NK cells

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 403-408

  Mariani, Erminia ^a,b   Meneghetti, Alessandra ^a   Formentini, Ivan ^a   Neri, Simona ^a   Cattini, Luca ^a   Ravaglia, Giovanni ^b   Forti, Paola ^b   Facchini, Andrea ^a,b  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; NK cells; Telomerase; Telomere

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CELL POPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037398922     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(03)00015-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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