Telomere length correlations among somatic tissues in adult zebra finches.

Telomeres are repetitive non coding DNA sequences located at the end of eukaryotic chromosomes, which maintain the integrity of the genome by hiding the chromosome ends from being recognised as double stranded breaks. Telomeres are emerging as biomarkers for ageing and survival, and are susceptible...

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Main Authors: Sophie Reichert, François Criscuolo, Elodie Verinaud, Sandrine Zahn, Sylvie Massemin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3857187?pdf=render