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. 2002 Feb;4(2):E25-7.
doi: 10.1038/ncb0202-e25.

Limits to lifespan

Alison C Lloyd  1
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Limits to lifespan

Alison C Lloyd. Nat Cell Biol. 2002 Feb.

Abstract

It has long-been accepted that normal somatic cells have intrinsic mechanisms that limit their proliferative lifespan. Recent work has now challenged this view by demonstrating that extrinsic factors might be determining proliferative potential.

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