Telomeres, senescence, and hematopoietic stem cells

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 331, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-90

  Zimmermann, Stefan ^a   Martens, Uwe M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Senescence; Stem cells; Telomerase; Telomere

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CELL; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGENERATIVE ABILITY; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; TELOMERE; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL AGING; CELL PROLIFERATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 37249006703     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-007-0469-4     Document Type: Review

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