Telomerase gene therapy: A novel approach to combat aging

EMBO Molecular Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 685-687

  Boccardi, Virginia ^a   Herbig, Utz ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cancer; Healthspan; Lifespan; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; PARVOVIRUS VECTOR; TELOMERASE;

AGING; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL AGING; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENESCENCE; TELOMERE; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; VIRAL GENE THERAPY;

AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENETIC THERAPY; LONGEVITY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; TELOMERASE;

EID: 84864809893     PISSN: 17574676     EISSN: 17574684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/emmm.201200246     Document Type: Article

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