Association between telomere shortening and ageing during occupational exposure

Journal of Medical Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-216

  Eshkoor, Sima ^a   Jahanshiri, Fatemeh ^a   Ismail, Patimah ^a   Rahman, Sabariah ^a   Moin, Saidi ^a   Adon, Mohd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

36B4 gene; ageing; buccal cells; occupational exposure; real time PCR; telomere

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

AGE; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHEEK MUCOSA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA REPLICATION; EDUCATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOKING; TELOMERE SHORTENING; WORKING TIME;

EID: 84861886594     PISSN: 14528258     EISSN: 14528266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10011-012-0005-2     Document Type: Article

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