Telomerase, aging and disease /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mattson, Mark Paul
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2001.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Advances in cell aging and gerontology ; v. 8.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Forward : aging and cancer : are telomeres and telomerase the connection?
  • Assembly and function of the telomerase enzyme complex
  • Molecular mechanisms regulating telomerase activity
  • Telomerase and the cell cycle
  • Cell proliferation, telomerase and cancer
  • Immortal transformation and telomerase reactivation of human mammary epithelial cells in culture
  • Telomerase, DNA damage and apoptosis
  • The telomerase knockout mouse
  • Telomerase in brain development and neurodegenerative disorders
  • The role of telomerase and telomerase in aging and longevity determination