Frequent recombination in telomeric DNA may extend the proliferative life of telemerase-negative cells

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3743-3751

  Bailey, Susan M ^a,d   Brenneman, Mark A ^b,c   Goodwin, Edwin H ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; TELOMERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DNA RECOMBINATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENOTYPE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TELOMERE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CELL AGING; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS;

ANIMALS; CELL AGING; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 3142699748     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh691     Document Type: Article

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