Mammalian telomere biology

Molecular Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 481-495

  Zhdanova, N S ^a   Minina, Ju M ^a   Rubtsov, N B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

ALT; complex shelterin; mammals; mechanisms of telomere maintenance; replicative senescence; telomerase; telomere; telomere replication; TERRA

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; SORICIDAE;

EID: 84866440475     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893312040152     Document Type: Review

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