Article
[Nuclear genetic material as an initial substrate for animal aging].
Genetika - 1 Nov 2001
Akif'ev A P, Potapenko A I
Abstract excerpt
General properties of aging in animals are considered on the basis of the literature evidence and the results obtained by the authors of this paper. The existence of a specific aging mechanism is inferred. The operation of this mechanism is controlled not only by genes but also by particular noncoding genomic sequences with variable structure. The beginning of senescence in animals is determined by DNA lesions...
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