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Telomere length of the skin in association with chronological aging and photoaging.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Jul 2006
Sugimoto Miho, Yamashita Ritsuo, Ueda Masato
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BACKGROUND: Telomere shortening has been implicated in cellular senescence, which may cause certain aging phenotypes. OBJECTIVE: To reveal whether telomere shortening is associated with chronological aging and/or photoaging of the skin, we measured telomere length in the epidermis and in the dermis from sun-protected and from sun-exposed sites of the skin. METHODS: Seventy-six specimens of epidermis from...
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