Telomeres and telomerase: From basic research to clinical applications

Biochimie

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Ségal Bendirdjian, Evelyne ^a   Gilson, Eric ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Univ Claude Bernard   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TELOMERASE;

CELL AGING; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL RENEWAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA MODIFICATION; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICINE; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA METABOLISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TELOMERE; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL;

EID: 36749079236     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2007.10.003     Document Type: Editorial

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