Epigenetic engineering and its possible role in anti-aging intervention

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-42

  Vaiserman, Alexander M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

AGING; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENGINEERING; EPIGENETICS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEAT SHOCK; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LIFESPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LONGEVITY;

EID: 39449090671     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2007.0579     Document Type: Article

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