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[DNA damage and aging].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 27 Dec 2003
Molenaar J C
Abstract excerpt
At present the mouse is the ideal experimental animal for studying molecular biological processes in human diseases. Premature aging occurred in mice with an induced mutation that resulted in a defective DNA repair mechanism. Compared to normal unmanipulated mice they exhibited characteristic symptoms of premature aging, such as premature greying, aging of the skin, osteoporosis, kyphosis, early menopause and a...
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