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p16INK4a and the control of cellular proliferative life span
1 Jun 1999
Abstract excerpt
Normal somatic cells have a limited proliferative capacity in vitro: after a finite number of cell divisions they eventually enter a non-proliferative state referred to as senescence. Senescence is thought to be a major tumor suppressor mechanism, and many cancers contain cells that have escaped from senescence and become immortalized. The role of telomerase activation in immortalization is currently attracting...
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