Telomeres and Telomerase in Cancer

Telomeres and telomerase are the pivotal players that destine cellular senescence and immortalization. Telomere shortening due to "End-replication problem" in each cell cycle is a universal phenomenon for all eukaryotic cells with linear chromosomes. Its compensation by telomerase is also...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hiyama, Keiko. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2009.
Series:Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-879-9