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Short dysfunctional telomeres impair the repair of arsenite‐induced oxidative damage in mouse cells
11 Sept 2007
Abstract excerpt
Telomeres and telomerase appear to participate in the repair of broken DNA ends produced by oxidative damage. Arsenite is an environmental contaminant and a potent human carcinogen, which induces oxidative stress on cells via the generation of reactive oxygen species affecting cell viability and chromosome stability. It promotes telomere attrition and reduces cell survival by apoptosis. In this study, we used...
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