Uncoupling of longevity and telomere length in C. elegans.
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, after completing its developmental stages and a brief reproductive period, spends the remainder of its adult life as an organism consisting exclusively of post-mitotic cells. Here we show that telomere length varies considerably in clonal populations of wild-type...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2005-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1200426?pdf=render |