Telomere shortening is a sole mechanism of aging in mammals

Current Aging Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 203-208

  Mikhelson, Victor M ^a   Gamaley, Irina A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ageless animals; Aging mechanism; DNA repair; Lifespan; Mammals; Oxidative theory of aging; Reactive oxygen species (ROS); Telomere shortening

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

AGING; AMOEBA (GENUS); ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA REPLICATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SENESCENCE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS; TELOMERE SHORTENING; THEORY;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; CELL AGING; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TELOMERE; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

EID: 84874868729     PISSN: 18746098     EISSN: 18746128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874609811205030006     Document Type: Article

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