Hypothesis on transmission of longevity based on telomere length and state of integrity

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 770-772

  Manestar Blažić, Teo ^a  

^a NONE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGING; BIRTH DEFECT; CONCEPTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GAMETE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONGEVITY; OOCYTE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON; TELOMERE; THEORY;

EID: 1942532043     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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