Telomerase deficiency in a colonial ascidian after prolonged asexual propagation

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 316 B, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 276-283

  Sköld, Helen Nilsson ^a   Asplund, Maria E ^a   Wood, Christine A ^b   Bishop, John D D ^b  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UROCHORDATA;

AGING; ANIMALS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TELOMERASE; UROCHORDATA;

ASCIDIA; DIPLOSOMA LISTERIANUM; METAZOA;

EID: 79955615587     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21399     Document Type: Article

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