Telomeres and telomerase

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 359, Issue 1441, 2004, Pages 109-122

  Chan, Simon R W L ^a,b   Blackburn, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome end protection; Telomerase; Telomere homeostasis; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 1642443153     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2003.1370     Document Type: Conference Paper

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