In vivo loss of telomeric repeats with age in humans

Janet C. Lindsey; Niolette I. McGill; Leon A. Lindsey; Daryll K. Green; Howard J. Cooke

doi:10.1016/0921-8734(91)90032-7

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 256
Issue: 1
Pages: 45-48
Citations: 466
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                                    Janet C. Lindsey, 
                                
                                    Niolette I. McGill, 
                                
                                    Leon A. Lindsey
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1991). 
                            In vivo loss of telomeric repeats with age in humans. 
                            Mutation Research/DNAging
                            , 256
                            (1)
                            , 45-48.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0921-8734(91)90032-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0921-8734(91)90032-7