Telomerase, Aging and Disease: Volume 8

by Mark P. Mattson

This volume of Advances in Cell Aging and Gerontology critically reviews the rapidly advancing area of telomerase research with a focus at the molecular and cellular levels. The clearly established function of telomerase is to maintain chromosome ends during successive rounds of cell division by adding a six base DNA repeat on to the telomeric ends of chromosomes. As presented in the chapters of this volume, the mechanisms that regulate telomerase...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 044450690X
• ISBN13: 9780444506900
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"