Telomeres shorten during ageing of human fibroblasts

Calvin B. Harley; A. B. Futcher; Carol W. Greider

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TelomereBiologyDNA polymeraseGenome instabilityDNA replicationDNATelomeraseMolecular biologyCell biologyPolymeraseGeneticsDNA damageGene

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Year: 1990
Type: article
Volume: 345
Issue: 6274
Pages: 458-460
Citations: 5608
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                                    Calvin B. Harley, 
                                
                                    A. B. Futcher, 
                                
                                    Carol W. Greider
                                
                            (1990). 
                            Telomeres shorten during ageing of human fibroblasts. 
                            Nature
                            , 345
                            (6274)
                            , 458-460.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/345458a0

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DOI: 10.1038/345458a0