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Telomere length and telomerase activity during oocyte maturation and early embryo development in mammalian species
8 Aug 2013
Abstract excerpt
Telomeres are located at the ends of all eukaryotic chromosomes and protect them from deleterious events such as inappropriate DNA repair, illegitimate recombination or improper segregation of the chromosomes during mitotic or meiotic divisions. However, telomeres gradually shorten primarily due to successive rounds of genomic DNA replication and also as the result of the adverse effects of oxidative stress,...
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