Techniques to induce and quantify cellular senescence

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2017, Issue 123, 2017, Pages

  Noren Hooten, Nicole ^a   Evans, Michele K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cellular biology; DNA damage; IL6; Issue 123; P16; P21; P53; SA gal; SAHF; SASP; Senescence; H2AX

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; H2AFX PROTEIN, HUMAN; HISTONE;

CELL AGING; CELL LINE; DNA DAMAGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL LINE; CELLULAR SENESCENCE; DNA DAMAGE; HISTONES; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 85018926606     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/55533     Document Type: Article

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