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The aging lung: tissue telomere shortening in health and disease
BACKGROUND: Telomere shortening has been associated with several lung diseases. However, telomere length is generally measured in peripheral blood leucocytes rather than in lung tissue, where disease occurs. Consequently, telomere dynamics have not been established for the normal human lung nor for...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5948770/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29751799 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-018-0794-z |