Experimental increase in telomere length leads to faster feather regeneration

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 36-38

  Reichert, Sophie ^a,b   Bize, Pierre ^c   Arrivé, Mathilde ^a,b   Zahn, Sandrine ^a,b   Massemin, Sylvie ^a,b   Criscuolo, François ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Birds; Feather renewal; Telomerase; Telomere

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ANIMAL; BIRD; FEATHER; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEATHERS; MALE; REGENERATION; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 84893917372     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.01.019     Document Type: Article

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