Measuring telomere length and telomere dynamics in evolutionary biology and ecology
Telomeres play a fundamental role in the protection of chromosomal DNA and in the regulation of cellular senescence. Recent work in human epidemiology and evolutionary ecology suggests adult telomere length (TL) may reflect past physiological stress and predict subsequent morbidity and mortality, in...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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BlackWell Publishing Ltd
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375921/ |