Do telomere dynamics link lifestyle and lifespan?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-53

  Monaghan, Pat ^a   Haussmann, Mark F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY;

AGING; ANIMAL; CELL DIVISION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MITOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TELOMERE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; MITOSIS; TELOMERE;

EID: 29244450163     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2005.11.007     Document Type: Review

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