Improving precision in investigating aging: Why telomeres can cause problems

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 789-791

  Shiels, Paul G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; CDKN2A; Telomere

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; EDITORIAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TELOMERE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR P16; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TELOMERE;

EID: 77954847553     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq095     Document Type: Review

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