Genetic and epigenetic regulation of aging

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 446-453

  Fraga, Mario F ^a,b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AGING; CELL FUNCTION; CHROMOSOME SIZE; DNA DAMAGE; EPIGENETICS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEM CELL; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ADULT STEM CELLS; AGING; ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MICE; REGENERATION;

EID: 68149183508     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2009.04.003     Document Type: Review

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