Replication and protection of telomeres

Nature

Volumn 447, Issue 7147, 2007, Pages 924-931

  Verdun, Ramiro E ^a   Karlseder, Jan ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFERING; CHROMOSOME; DNA; GENOME;

CELL PROTECTION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

EID: 34250841785     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05976     Document Type: Review

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