Leukocyte telomere dynamics, human aging, and life span

Handbook of the Biology of Aging

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 163-176

  Aviv, Abraham ^a  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-378638-8.00007-5     Document Type: Chapter

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