Stochastic modeling of length-dependent telomere shortening in Corvus monedula

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 282, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Grasman, J ^a   Salomons, H M ^b   Verhulst, S ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA strand break; End replication; Oxidative stress; Stochastic process; Telomere shortening

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENOME; JUVENILE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASSERINE; STOCHASTICITY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORVUS MONEDULA; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ERYTHROCYTE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SURVIVAL; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; CROWS; DNA DAMAGE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TELOMERE;

CORVIDA; CORVUS MONEDULA;

EID: 79956202263     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.04.026     Document Type: Article

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