Telomere length analysis

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 371, Issue , 2007, Pages 45-72

  Canela, Andrés ^a   Klatt, Peter ^a   Blasco, María A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Cancer; DNA damage; Telomerase; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGING; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TELOMERE;

AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; REGENERATION; TELOMERE;

EID: 34548774526     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-361-7:45     Document Type: Article

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