Article
Developmental regulation of telomerase activity in human fetal tissues during gestation
1 Sept 1997
Abstract excerpt
Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein that adds hexanucleotide repeats (telomeres) to the ends of linear chromosomes, compensating for the loss of telomeric DNA which occurs with DNA replication. In humans, telomerase has been previously detected in germ-line tissues, blastocysts, 16-20 week old fetal tissue, and most cancers, but not in mature sperm or ova, or in most normal somatic tissues. It has been hypothesized...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
