Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein that synthesizes telomeric DNA on chromosomal ends. While telomerase is undetectable in most normal somatic tissues, telomerase activation has been detected by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay (TRAP) in many immortal cell lines and various cancers, incl
Prognostic Value of Proliferation Index and Expression of the RNA Component of Human Telomerase (hTR) in Papillary Meningiomas
โ Scribed by Elisabeth J. Rushing; Sarah M. Colvin; Adi Gazdar; Norimasa Miura; Charles L. White; Caetano Coimbra; Dennis K. Burns
- Book ID
- 110234547
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-594X
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