The epidemiology of human telomeres: Faults and promises

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 979-983

  Aviv, Abraham ^a,b  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Human; Life span; Longevity; Skeletal muscle; Telomere

Indexed keywords

AGING; CHROMOSOME SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; LONGEVITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STEM CELL; SURVIVAL; TELOMERE;

EID: 54249107398     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.9.979     Document Type: Review

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